In his book “Practicing passion – Young people and the quest for a passionate Church”. Ms. Dean paints a vibrant and passionate portrait of today's youth, in which she describes them as "a powder keg of passion." This book is a storehouse of insight, knowledge, compassion and understanding of the social culture of today's adolescence. She expertly details, through research and examples, how passion is an integral part of the teen culture existing today, in other words their lifestyle. Growing up in the late sixties and seventies, we were far from inundated with all the information. , now available for children of this generation. Yes, we had religious groups that primarily involved teaching the scriptures. Where has the teaching of theology gone, Ms. Dead points out "that theology may be partly responsible for the Church's diminishing influence on young people" on page 10. Although I agree with her on this point in relation to my childhood in the Church. I also believe that there is more to simply teaching the Passion of Christ, because it is also living in the word of God. She emphasizes that “youth ministry is not just about youth,” it is about an eclectic variety of changing paradigms from the perspective of teens and the Church. If the Church were to recognize that youth is not the future of the Church, it is. the church. Ms. Dean points out on page 14. "that when teenagers are left to their own devices, they are quite capable of doing 'church,' passion is what today's youth must give to the church and to each other. In her book, Ms. Dean equates passion with suffering or as in her quote from Moltmann on page 19. In my opinion, young people today do not see passion as suffering. However, for them it is a real middle of paper......h the feeling that they understand the needs of others, while their intention is to pursue their own goals and objectives. It's all about generation me or, as Leslie Gore sang, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want", and it doesn't matter what you think or feel. Those engaged in youth ministry today must and must change this way of thinking and foster unity in Christ. It's an incredible book that I'm well aware I haven't really done it the justice it deserves in this responsive review. However, it was and remains an incredible piece of writing about ideas about adolescent behavior and how we can bridge the generation gap while still being mindful of our missives to social media. Ms. Dean's book would certainly be much more appreciated in a semester course where one could develop the nuances of her view of the labyrinth of the adolescent mind and behaviors..