180 Symposium Publications
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2021
Abstract
As young people become aware of injustices, their response tends to be one of either getting fired up or overwhelmed to the point of burnout. There is a third way. They may need guidance to pursue a better response, recognizing it requires much more than a quick fix. This third way identifies social injustice and goes beyond the symptoms to root causes and systemic processes. Giving a dollar to a homeless person might do some good, but young people should expand their understanding and practice by asking systemic “Why?” questions. Because of the prevalence of injustice in our world, exposure to multiple needs calls for wise guides and mentors who will engage with young people in a spiritual formation that includes the call a righteous/just God shares with them to replace injustice with shalom.
First Page
37
Last Page
42
Book Title
Real. Deal. Heal. Gen Z and Social Issues
Publisher
Advent Source
City
Lincoln, NE
Series
The 180° Symposium
ISBN
9781629099392
Recommended Citation
Case, Steve, "On Fire or Burned Out? Involving Young People in Social Issues" (2021). 180 Symposium Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cye-pubs/5
Acknowledgements
Posed with permission, Center for Youth Evangelism at Andrews University
Comments
The book that includes this chapter is available for purchase from AdventSource