How do we foster faith formation for young adults within the educational setting in a secular age? Throughout my time at Gordon, I have wrestled with this concept, seeking to gain an understanding of the current state of the world around me. Is there a way to form sacred spaces in which we bring people into the Kingdom of God? I am seeking to explain how we can foster spiritual formation through educating people on spiritual practices and the incarnational tradition.
My thesis will look at how we got to this point of time coined "The Secular Age". This is not a paper that is denouncing the time we live in or trying to divide the sacred and the secular, but I am seeking to reconcile our perspectives on our secular world and invite others to experience faith formation where they are at. There is beauty within this secular age, as there are more opportunities to have unique sacred experiences with those around us. Literature today denounces the faith of young adults, consistently choosing to take an approach to this topic as a whole. It is my goal to reorient our understanding on secularism today, and how we can see God's justice at work within faith formation today.
