Books to learn more about Young Adults and Young Adult Ministry
Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults (USCCB, 1996)
Barna George Baby Busters: The Disilliusioned Generation (Northfield Pub., 1994)
Bass, Dorothy Bass and Don Richter Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens (Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2002.)
Beaudoin, Thomas Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X (New York: Jossey-Bass, 1998).
Carotta, Michael. Sometimes We Dance, Sometimes We Wrestle: Embracing the Spiritual Growth of Adolescents (Dubuque, IA: Harcourt Religion Publishers, 2002)
Carroll, Colleen The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2002)
Clark, Chap. Hurt: Inside the World of Today’ s Teenagers (Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2004)
Cusick, John C. and Katherine DeVries The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry (Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2000)
Daloz, Laurent A. Mentoring: Mentoring: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999)
Daloz, Laurent A. Parks, et. Al, eds. Common Fire: Leading Lives of Commitment in a Complex World (Boston: Beacon Press, 1996.)
D’Antonio, William, James D. Davidson, Dean Hoge, Katherine Meyer. American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and Commitment (Alta Mira Books, 2001).
Dean, Kendra Creasy. Practicing Passion: The Quest for a Passionate Church (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004.)
Drake, Tim. Young and Catholic: The Face of Tomorrow’s Church (Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2004)
Epstein, Jonathan S. “Introduction: Generation X: Youth, Culture and Identity.” In J. Epstein, ed. Youth Culture: Identity in a Postmodern World (Oxford:Blackwell, 1998)
Erikson, Erik Identity, Youth and Crisis (New York:Norton, 1998)(Chapter 3)
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning (New York: Harper Collins, 1981)
Gibson, David The Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism New York: HaperCollins, 2004)
Hersch, Patricia A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence. (New York: Ballantine Book, 1998)
Hines, Thomas The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager (New York: Avon Books, 1999)
Hoge, Dean R. et al. Young Adult Catholics: Religion in a Culture of Choice (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2001)
Hoover, Brett C. Losing Your Religion, Finding Your Faith: Spirituality for Young Adults (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1998)
Howe, Neil and William Strauss Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (New York, Vintage Books, 2000)
Kegan, Robert In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994)
Kett, Joseph F. Rites of Passage: Adolescents in America 1790 to the Present (New York: Basic Books, 1997)
Langford, Jeremy. God Moments : Why Faith Really Matters to a New Generation (Maryknoll:Orbis Books, 2001)
Lickona, Matthew. Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2005)
Ludwig, Robert. Reconstructing Catholicism (New York: Crossroad, 1995)
McNamara, Patrick Conscience First, Tradition Second: A Study of Young Catholics (Albany State University: New York Press, 1992)
Parks, Sharon The Critical Years: The Young Adult Search for a Faith to Live By (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986)
Parks, Sharon Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in their Search for Meaning by Sharon Parks (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000)
Paulin, Michael et al. Leadership for Life: Discovering Your Gifts for Christian Leadership (a practical guide for young adults) (Naugatuck: Center for Ministry
Development, 1997)
Rabey, Steve In Search of Authentic Faith: How Emerging Generations are Transforming the Church(Waterbrook Press, 2001)
Reese, Mary Anne Doing What Comes Naturally: Jobs, Career and Vocation (part of the Crossings Series for Young Adults) (Denver: Living the Good News, 1998)
Riley, Naomi Schaeffer God on the Quad: How Religious Colleges and the Missionary Generation are Changing America (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2005)
Smith, Christian with Melinda Denton. Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (New York:Oxford University Press, 2005)
Strommen, Merton P. and Richard Hardel. Passing on the Faith: A Radical New Model for Youth and Family Ministry (St. Mary’s Press, 2000)
Strommen, Merton P. Youth Minsitry that Transforms (Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001)
Warren, Michael Youth and the Future of the Church: Ministry with Youth and Yougn Adults (Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1982, 2002)
White, David F. Practicing Discernment with Youth: A Transformative Youth Ministry Approach (Cleveland, OH: The Pilgrim Press, 2005)
Young Adult Works (Naugatuck: Center for Ministry Development, 1997) 4-volume binders with programming resources and bibliography for young adult ministry.
