Abstract
prominent sacred symbol of the group at summer youth camps than in any other context of contemporary American Protestantism: (1) the summer camp is a newly formed group for which there is a greater need for correspondingly new symbols of group unity; (2) group consciousness is greater for adolescents than for other age groups; (3) when campers leave urban settings to come to camp, the already romanticized and poetic phenomenon of nature sharply and vividly parallels the existence of the group. In addition, an interfaith camp creates demands for inclusive symbols, and nature is a highly generalized symbol, offensive to none, yet romantic and sacred when spoken of within a prayer.
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