"USA." . . "Christentum." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The juvenilization of American Christianity" . . "Thomas Bergler traces the way in which, over seventy-five years, youth ministries have breathed new vitality into four major American church traditions -- African American, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Bergler shows too how this \"juvenilization\" of churches has led to widespread spiritual immaturity, consumerism, and self-centeredness, popularizing a feel-good faith with neither intergenerational community nor theological literacy. Bergler's critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization. --from publisher description." . "Jugendbewegung." . . . . "Christian Youth Religious life." . . "1900 - 2099" . .