Flatt, Kevin N., and D. Millard Haskell. “Participant Experiences at a Charismatic Catholic Youth Rally: What Happens When Participant Socialization and Organizer Intentions Do Not Match?” Religious Education 111 no. 2 (2016): 137-152.

Abstract

Adolescent religion is increasingly well researched but the youth rallies staged by many Christian groups remain understudied. This article adds to our understanding of these rallies through a case study of a large Catholic youth rally in Toronto. We identify the reported religious experiences of rally participants and compare them with the goals of the rally’s organizers. We find a partial mismatch between the organizers’ intentions and the participants’ reported experiences, which we attribute to a mismatch between the borrowed evangelical approaches used by the rally organizers and the participants’ Catholic religious socialization. We conclude with possible implications for practitioners.


Publication Information
Author(s):
Dr. Kevin Flatt
Publisher or Title:
Religious Education
Publication date:
2016
Category:
Article - Refereed Journal
Related Program:
History