Affirming Faith: A Confirmand's Journal [Paperback]

Grant F. Sontag (Editor), Gordon J. Svoboda (Editor), R. Kenneth Ostermiller (Editor), Kathleen C. Ackley (Editor)

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• Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Pilgrim Pr; 1St Edition edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0829810668
• ISBN-13: 978-0829810660
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,644,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for a new version, December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Affirming Faith: A Confirmand's Journal (Paperback)

This confirmation class study has much to offer, but I end up having to create a lot of alternative activities because it is too focused on the Statement on Faith. It's not a good starting place, in my experience using it several times. There have, of course, been many changes to the UCC since it was first written, but there is also a perspective on the faith lacking that is aware of the different post-modern world we now live in. Even though written in the 90s, it reads like a version of Christianity that doesn't exist anymore - and doesn't serve to give a foundation to youth based on things that matter to them. Frankly, as the teacher, I get bored with it. Again, I hope the rewrite does something creative. Or I'll have to purchase additional resources again next time. It's an important book to begin with, but doesn't finish the job.