Obstacles that American suburban middle-class culture creates for the follower of Jesus Christ: how the growing influence of sports provides clues for compelling models of discipleship

Stephen M Gahagen

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Obstacles that American suburban middle-class culture creates for the follower of Jesus Christ: how the growing influence of sports provides clues for compelling models of discipleship

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Stephen M Gahagen. Obstacles That American Suburban Middle-class Culture Creates for the Follower of Jesus Christ: How the Growing Influence of Sports Provides Clues for Compelling Models of Discipleship. Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/56884b41-71c4-417b-b0b7-0f732664653c.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

S. M. Gahagen. Obstacles that American suburban middle-class culture creates for the follower of Jesus Christ: how the growing influence of sports provides clues for compelling models of discipleship. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/56884b41-71c4-417b-b0b7-0f732664653c

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Stephen M Gahagen. Obstacles That American Suburban Middle-Class Culture Creates for the Follower of Jesus Christ: How the Growing Influence of Sports Provides Clues for Compelling Models of Discipleship. Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/56884b41-71c4-417b-b0b7-0f732664653c.

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Stephen M Gahagen

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Abstract

In this thesis the researcher discovered how American suburban middle-class culture and American evangelical culture might impede someone from following Jesus. In order to understand these obstacles the researcher did a theological review of the values of Jesus' Kingdom and a literature review of the values of suburban middle-class culture. Of particular interest to the researcher is the significant amount of time and money that people invest in sports. Through field tests, the researcher attempted to discover what would happen if a team of students committed themselves to train as followers of Christ with the same intensity that a student would do so for a sports team.

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