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Community is at the heart of the religious experience–here, ministry leaders and young adults reflect on how critical authentic relationships are to them.

  • Telos Project at CrossRoad Institute
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  • Mosaic Initiative of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Young Adult Initiative at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
  • McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame/Iskali
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In Hungry for Hope, a collective of young adults identify crucial issues that define our times, examine how churches have caused harm and how young adults have been grieving the church’s failures, and express their hopes and dreams for the church’s future. Exploring topics like climate change; mental health; inclusion and liberation; and sex, shame and intimacy, faithful young people illuminate the importance of community and offer insights about how the church can flourish going forward.

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