Visualising Hope

If you were to take photographs of what is significant to you, where would you point your camera? Over seventy young people in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia were asked to do just that. This book is the first of its kind to listen to the voices of young people in former Soviet countries describe their hopes and fears, their ideas about God and their search for meaning. In a changing society where the rules of life are constantly shifting, good jobs are scarce and the older generation has little wisdom to offer, the young people speak about how they make sense of their lives. They offer us a window into their personal views about how to find truth, what is significant in life, their value system and worldview, what they think about church and traditional religion. This book is a must read for anyone with an interest in the intersection between culture and the search for meaning and spirituality among young people. Visualising Hope bridges the gap between church and youth culture.