Many of us probably know the term 'Generation X'. What we may not know is that it was introduced by Canadian novelist Douglas Coupland as a book title in 1991.
Coupland has been adopted as spokesman by his generation, so if we want a reasonable start in relevant evangelism among this group, we will do well to listen to him. Generation X describes a few days in the lives of three of its members, Andy, who acts as narrator, Dag and Claire, who live in Palm Springs, California. These characters, and some of the peripheral ones, advocate and display Generation X views and behaviours. This group is unlikely to be under 35 years old and are probably still being born. However, Generation X is more to do with worldview than age, so it's quite possible to be only slightly a member of this 'generation'. Almost all people aged between 13 and 30 have been influenced by the Generation X worldview to some extent.
