Synopsis: Mainline Protestant congregations face a profound
adaptive challenge. In the midst of significant social, cultural,
and technological change, the denominations they represent
generally abandoned a view of education capable of maintaining and
renewing their faith traditions through their children and youth.
New curriculum resources and innovative pedagogical strategies
appropriated from the marketplace of religious education options
have not met the challenge. A transformation of consciousness is
required in congregations seeking a future through their children.
It involves the exercise of an ecclesial imagination to reclaim a
view of education rooted in the revitalization of their religious
traditions in the past and re-envisioning the congregation as a
catechetical culture of faith formation. Endorsements: "From
Generation to Generation begins in lament for all that has been
lost in education and spiritual formation . . . and ends by
reimagining those tasks and laying out the practices that will form
the faith of the next generation. . . . From Generation to
Generation makes an important, creative, and practical contribution
to that conversation." --Michael E. Williams, Senior Pastor, West
End United Methodist Church "No one has more wisdom about
congregational education than Charles Foster, and in this
challenging book he turns to one of the most urgent questions of
all: how can we enable our children to be formed in the Christian
faith? He is aware of the obstacles--the shifting religious and
cultural landscape, troubled denominational structures, theological
amnesia, the decline in intergenerational mentoring--but
fortunately, he is also able to describe a wise and hopeful path
ahead toward equipping children with vital, imaginative, and
courageous faith." --Thomas G. Long, Professor of Preaching, Emory
University "Charles Foster makes a compelling argument for the
development of catechetical cultures in congregations capable of
helping their members to anticipate, prepare for, rehearse,
participate in, and analyze the heart of the Christian story. His
masterful analysis of mainline Protestant churches suggests that
unless we can retrieve and re-member the developmental, practical,
and discovery elements of such a culture, our congregations will
fade even further into irrelevance." --Mary Hess, Associate
Professor of Educational Leadership, Luther Seminary "Charles
Foster's ecclesial imagination, cultural insight, strategic savvy,
and experience as an educator make him the best possible guide for
congregational leaders committed to revitalizing Christian belief
and practice in the twenty-first century. Congregations face no
challenge more crucial than this one. This book will allow them to
face the challenge with practical wisdom and well-founded hope."
--Dorothy C. Bass, Director, Valparaiso Project on the Education
and Formation of People in Faith "Foster invites all of us invested
in the life of faith to look forward. He calls on those concerned
about Christian formation and education to cultivate capacities of
collective 'ecclesial imagination' in churches that can envision
the future of congregations through the faith of our children and
youth. . . . From Generation to Generation is an insightful
resource for the church today and its future, and it is an
invaluable gift to religious educators." --Joyce Ann Mercer,
Professor of Practical Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary
Author Biography: Charles R. Foster is Professor of Religion and
Education emeritus at the Candler School of Theology, Emory
University. He is the author of Educating Congregations, project
director and lead author of Educating Clergy: Teaching Practices
and Pastoral Imagination, and coauthor of Working with Black Youth
and The Church in the Education of the Public.
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