Nurturing child and adolescent spirituality: perspectives from the world's religious traditions

Children and adolescents in major religious traditions

Awakening latent spirituality : nurturing children in the Hindu tradition / Vishal agarwal

The child as compassionate Bodhisattva and as human sufferer/spiritual seeker : intertwined Buddhist images / Yoshiharu Nakagawa

Learning to be righteous : a Jewish theology of childhood / Michael Shire

The dignity and complexity of children : constructing Christian theologies of childhood / Marcia J. Bunge

Filling the heart with the love of God : Islamic perspectives on spirituality in childhood and adolescence / Yetkin Yildirim

Spiritual change and rites of passage

Saintly children : Roman Catholicism and the nurture of children / Adrian Gellel

After a child's first dance with God : accompanying children on a Protestant spiritual journey / Catherine Stonehouse

In right relationship with God childhood conversion in evangelical Christian traditions / Kevin E. Lawson

From naming to initiation childhood and adolescence in African Christian spirituality / Nicholas Otieno

The child on loan : the pathway from infancy through adolescence in Islamic studies / Ruqayya Yasmine Khan

Entering the world, entering Torah : moving from the natural to the sacred in the Jewish life cycle / Roberta Louis Goodman

Educating the warrior : a Tibetan Buddhist approach to spiritual growth / Richard C. Brown

Rituals and practices to nurture the inner life

Young minds, youthful Buddhas : developmental rituals and practices in Tibetan Buddhism / The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Narrative and imagination : the role of texts and storytelling in nurturing spirituality in Judaism / Howard Schwartz

Sanctifying time : a Jewish perspective on prayer, holy days, and blessings in the life of children / Shoshana Silberman

Schooling the heart : introducing Catholic youth to the meaning and practice of prayer / Robin Maas

Sacred celebrations : the role of festivals in nurturing Hindu children's spirituality / Melukote K. Sridhar

Reformed spirits : Christian practices in Presbyterian preschools in South Korea and the United States / Kathy Dawson and Shin-Kyung Park

Connecting the inner life with ethical action

A way of mind and life : the relationship of adolescent Catholic spirituality to life structure / Michael Warren

Singing hope and practicing justice : adolescent emancipatory hope embodied in the life of Ruby Doris Smith / Evelyn L. Parker

Repairing the world : the place of Mitzvoth in children's spiritual lives / Sherry H. Blumberg

Young people's spirituality as a force for social change : a Bahá'í perspective / Lori M. Noguchi

Children and the five pillars of Islam : practicing spirituality in daily life / Afeefa Syeed and Nusaybah Ritchie

Value-creating education : a Nichiren Buddhist perspective / Monte Joffee

Who is responsible for nurturing spirituality?

At home with faith and family : a Protestant Christian perspective / Elizabeth F. Caldwell

Sunday school for Buddhists? : nurturing spirituality in children / Sumi Loundon, Ilmee Hwansoo Kim, and Benny Liow

Personal responsibility with communal support : the spiritual education of Muslim children / Pamela K. Taylor

Understanding Dharma, performing Karma : shared responsibilities for spiritual grooming in Hindu traditions / Venkatakrishna B.V. Sastry

Transforming Bar/Bat Mitzvah : the role of family and community / Jeffrey K. Salkin

Teaching correct principles : promoting spiritual strength in LDS young people / David C. Dollahite and Loren D. Marks

Social and cultural forces that shape spirituality

Scarce discourse : exploring gender, sexuality, and spirituality in Buddhism / Rita M. Gross

Identity Jihads : the multiple strivings of American Muslim youth / Marcia Hermansen and Shabana Mir

Countering a malforming culture : Christian theological formation of adolescents in North America / Ellen T. Charry

Resistance and resilience : cultivating Christian spiritual practices among Brazilian children and youth / Débora Barbosa Agra Junker

Spiritual economies of childhood : Christian perspectives on global market forces and young people's spirituality / Joyce Ann Mercer

Born with a knife in their hearts : children and political conflict in the Middle East / Arik Ascherman.