The Disconnected Generation [Paperback]

Josh McDowell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Project 911 | Publication Date: July 18, 2000

The real battle is not in the amoral and immoral influences of our culture, but in the hearts of our young people, says author and speaker Josh McDowell inThe Disconnected Generation. And our young people are losing hope because they feel isolated and alienated from their parents. They are the disconnected generation. This book shows parents and youth workers how to understand and close the isolation gap to form nurturing, enduring relationships that can withstand cultural influences. As a companion toThe Disconnected Generation,the video curriculum resources provides five video sessions from Josh McDowell offering practical steps that every adult can take to close the emotional gap between themselves and their children.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

McDowell, a well-known evangelical writer and speaker with Campus Crusade for Christ, writes that post-modern youth culture is different from that of any other generation of youth. Teens, she claims, are no longer just rebellious but have no concept whatsoever of right and wrong, or any absolute standard of morals. McDowell blames the disconnection on long hours of passive entertainment with computers, televisions and video games that isolate kids from human interaction, and on adults who are too busy with their own lives to forge deep, close relationships with kids. This has resulted in an upsurge of youth violence and killing rampages at schools. McDowell says that children desperately need both relationships and rules to function in a healthy and responsible fashion. His book explains to parents and youth workers how he thinks kids can be connected in a healthy fashion. Adults need to give youth a sense of authenticity, security, significance, lovability, importance and responsibility. The result is a relationship of trust that can help teens deal with disappointments, relational losses, conflicts, love and sex. McDowell's last goal is to help them to connect with their Christian faith. Written in an accessible, practical and positive style, this should be a valuable resource for parents, teachers and youth ministers. (July) FYI: Word will simultaneously release a companion "video curriculum resource" to supplement the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084994077X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849940774
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Josh McDowell has been reaching the spiritually skeptical for almost five decades. Since beginning ministry in 1961, Josh has delivered more than 24,000 talks to over 10 million young people in 118 countries. He is the author or co-author of 120 books, with over 51 million copies distributed worldwide; including More Than a Carpenter (over 15 million copies printed in 85 languages), and The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, recognized by World magazine as one of the twentieth century's top 40 books. Josh continues to travel throughout the United States and countries around the world, helping young people and adults strengthen their faith and understanding of Scripture. Josh will tell you that his family is his ministry. He and his wife, Dottie, have been married for 39 years and have four children and four grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Parents of Teens, February 8, 2001

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Rachel Paxton (Pasco, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Disconnected Generation (Paperback)

Today's teens live in a different world from their parents, more so than ever before. It's hard to teach your teens how to grow up spiritually, especially when you may not have had good guidance from your own parents. This book is a great resource for learning how to connect to your teen. Learn how to make connections with your teen that will give them their needed sense of authenticity, importance, security, significance, lovability, and responsibility. My husband and I are already making great steps towards beginning to better relate to our teenage daughter.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and Insightful!, September 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Disconnected Generation (Paperback)

We read the book with great relief. We were sure our teenagers were the only ones behaving and speaking a language we did not understand. After reading the book and trying some of the techniques suggested, we can only describe it as the Rosetta Stone of teen language. It was great!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars !Must read for all DADs...., January 25, 2007

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C. Heng "\Chrish" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Disconnected Generation (Paperback)

If anyone is concerned about their youth or pre-youth.. or just need some good advise on your 15yr-old... this is a must read...

When you start not to understand your child... and he/she seemingly have a different culture all of a sudden... you need help.... how do you build a close relationship? How can you understand their world...

I think this book help me for sure....