Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine a case of intentional liminality with a group of emerging adults within the fields of Christian education and spiritual formation. The research question was, ‘Can a spiritual pilgrimage to a location with a contrasting theological tradition and practice create a theological and experiential dissonance that results in transformative learning?’ The premise behind the question was that young adults from an Evangelical/Pentecostal background in England are spiritually nurtured from a predominately neo-charismatic perspective. Turner’s theory of liminality and Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning suggest that experiences of dissonance within the context of pilgrimage form fertile ground for change.. Most of the participants did experience a level of transformative learning through the intense experience of spiritual familiarity and dissonance It was clear however, that the experience initiated a process that for most required subsequent reflection or experiences to experience transformation.
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