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Welcome! At Signs and Wonders we sift through the World Wide Web looking for evidence of emerging religious futures. Our mission is to provide our readers -- religious futurists, ministers, and just plain spiritual people -- with a guided tour of the web, stopping wherever we see the future of faith unfolding before our eyes. We update this site every three days or so, so come back again and join us on our next trip. If you want to comment on anything you read here or discuss religious futures in general, come over to our forum. |
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April 10, 2000 [social] -- New Counterculture emerging? by Cody Clark at 8:03 AM (EST)  A beliefnet story about an emerging anti-consumer counter culture, especially among youth, in the U.S. and Canada. To this breed of young people: "The fast car means environmental destruction. The luscious, slim blonde symbolizes the self-hate of eating disorders and Caucasian tyranny. Our monster malls illustrate an insatiable selfishness. And the jangle of our ceaseless entertainment symbolizes the death of authentic community and human values." editor -- While a majority of youth still want to wear Old Navy clothes and drink lattes from Starbucks, this emerging group is one to watch as a definite trend leader. Churches who want to attract these folks may want to muscle up their social justice ministries. [social] -- Remedial Religion: more new seminary students coming without previous religious knowledge. by Cody Clark at 7:36 AM (EST) A growing number of students are coming into religious graduate programs with little or no religious preparation, either academically or personally. Students typical of this trend are 40-something successful professionals who are exploring faith and "wanting to do something more" with their lives. This is changing the way a lot of these schools operate. One prof says, "When I went to seminary, teachers could use words like 'eschatology' and 'hermeneutics,' and students knew what they meant,... Now you can't assume any of that. You've got to go back to a more basic level. " [social] -- Creation Safaris by Cody Clark at 8:05 AM (EST) From U.S. News and World Report, a story about "Creation Safaris" The archeological excursions take Christian evangelical children and families to look for evidence of creation instead of evolution. editor -- Another instance of spiritual tourism, which is another trend we're still tracking. |
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