041 - Forming Faith Identity in Teenagers with Dr. Ruby Holland

Tim is joined by Dr. Ruby Holland to discuss religious identity formation in teenagers. Ruby conducted a series of case studies in Anglican Schools in Sydney and found that even those students who had a Christian faith, were far more likely to hold identity markers that aligned with a secular story of the good life, than the grand Christian narrative.

Why are students failing to have a robust and convictional faith that shapes their sense of who they are and what their ideal future holds? And what can parents, churches and Christian schools do about it?

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