Participant Experiences at a Charismatic Catholic Youth Rally: What Happens When Participant Socialization and Organizer Intentions Do Not Match?

Adolescent religion is increasingly well researched but the youth rallies staged by many Christian groups remain understudied. This article adds to our understanding of these rallies through a case study of a large Catholic youth rally in Toronto. We identify the reported religious experiences of ra...

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Authors: Flatt, Kevin N. 1980- (Author) ; Haskell, D. Millard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2016]
In: Religious education
Year: 2016, Volume: 111, Issue: 2, Pages: 137-152
RelBib Classification:KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RF Christian education; catechetics
RH Evangelization; Christian media
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Summary:Adolescent religion is increasingly well researched but the youth rallies staged by many Christian groups remain understudied. This article adds to our understanding of these rallies through a case study of a large Catholic youth rally in Toronto. We identify the reported religious experiences of rally participants and compare them with the goals of the rally's organizers. We find a partial mismatch between the organizers' intentions and the participants' reported experiences, which we attribute to a mismatch between the borrowed evangelical approaches used by the rally organizers and the participants' Catholic religious socialization. We conclude with possible implications for practitioners.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2015.1085118