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The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence
- Eugene C. Roehlkepartain - Search Institute
- Pamela Ebstyne King - Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
- Linda Wagener - Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
- Peter L. Benson - Search Institute
September 2005 | 560 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence breaks new ground by articulating the state of knowledge in the area of childhood and adolescent spiritual development. Featuring a rich array of theory and research from an international assortment of leading social scientists in multiple disciplines, this book represents work from diverse traditions and approaches – making it an invaluable resource for scholars across a variety of disciplines and organizations.
Key Features:
Presents a wealth of interdisciplinary theory and research, as well as proposals for future areas of inquiry, to help move spiritual development into a mainstream field of learning
Provides the first comprehensive collection of social science research on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence to introduce the topic engagingly to students
Features the works of scholars from around the world in multiple disciplines (psychology, sociology, anthropology, medicine, and educational philosophy) to present a diversity of traditions and approaches
Includes introductions to the volume as well as to each section that provide overviews and syntheses of key concepts.
Editors’ Preface
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Peter L. Benson, Pamela Ebstyne King, and Linda M. Wagener
1. Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Moving to the Scientific Mainstream
PART I FOUNDATIONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
Introduction
W. George Scarlett
2. Toward a Developmental Analysis of Religious and Spiritual Development
James W. Fowler and Mary Lynn Dell
3. Stages of Faith From Infancy Through Adolescence: Reflections on Three Decades of Faith Development Theory
David Hay, K. Helmut Reich, and Michael Utsch
4. Spiritual Development: Intersections and Divergence With Religious Development
Richard M. Lerner, Amy E. Alberts, Pamela M. Anderson, and Elizabeth M. Dowling
5. On Making Humans Human: Spirituality and the Promotion of Positive Youth Development
Hanan A. Alexander and David Carr
6. Philosophical Issues in Spiritual Education and Development
Richard L. Gorsuch and Donald Walker
7. Measurement and Research Design in Studying Spiritual Development
PART II DESCRIPTIVE APPROACHES TO SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Laura H. Lippman and Julie Dombrowski Keith
8. The Demographics of Spirituality Among Youth: International Perspectives
Suman Verma and Madelene Sta. Maria
9. The Changing Global Context of Adolescent Spirituality
Linda M. Wagener and H. Newton Malony
10. Spiritual and Religious Pathology in Childhood and Adolescence
Alma Gottlieb
11. Non-Western Approaches to Spiritual Development Among Infants and Young Children: A Case Study From West Africa
Tobin Hart
12. Spiritual Experiences and Capacities of Children and Youth
PART III SPIRITUALITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS
Introduction
Andrew B. Newberg and Stephanie K. Newberg
13. A Neuropsychological Perspective of Spiritual Development
Pehr Granqvist and Jane R. Dickie
14. Attachment and Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Carl N. Johnson and Chris J. Boyatzis
15. Cognitive-Cultural Foundations of Spiritual Development
Lawrence J. Walker and Kevin S. Reimer
16. The Relationship Between Moral and Spiritual Development
Thomas M. Donnelly, M. Kyle Matsuba, Daniel Hart, and Robert Atkins
17. The Relationship Between Spiritual Development and Civic Development
Janice L. Templeton and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
18. The Relation Between Spiritual Development and Identity Processes
Teresa T. Kneezel and Robert A. Emmons
19. Personality and Spiritual Development
PART IV THE ECOLOGIES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Jacqueline S. Mattis, Muninder K. Ahluwalia, Sheri-Ann E. Cowie, and Aria M. Kirkland-Harris
20. Ethnicity, Culture, and Spiritual Development
Chris J. Boyatzis, David C. Dollahite, and Loren D. Marks
21. The Family as a Context for Religious and Spiritual Development in Children and Youth
Kelly Dean Schwartz, William M. Bukowski, and Wayne T. Aoki
22. Mentors, Friends, and Gurus: Peer and Nonparent Influences on Spiritual Development
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain and Eboo Patel
23. Congregations: Unexamined Crucibles for Spiritual Development
PART V DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Annette Mahoney, Sara Pendleton, and Heidi Ihrke
24. Religious Coping by Children and Adolescents: Unexplored Territory in the Realm of Spiritual Development
Emily Crawford, Margaret O’Dougherty Wright, and Ann S. Masten
25. Resilience and Spirituality in Youth
Ronnie Frankel Blakeney and Charles David Blakeney
26. Delinquency: A Quest for Moral and Spiritual Integrity?
Pamela Ebstyne King and Peter L. Benson
27. Spiritual Development and Adolescent Well-Being and Thriving
Doug Oman and Carl E. Thoresen
28. Religion, Spirituality, and Children’s Physical Health
PART VI TOWARD THE FUTURE IN PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH
Introduction
Lisa Miller and Brien Kelley
29. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy With Youth: A Child-Centered Approach
Dean Borgman
30. Bridging the Gap: From Social Science to Congregations, Researchers to Practitioners
Daniel G. Scott and Douglas Magnuson
31. Integrating Spiritual Development Into Child and Youth Care Programs and Institutions
Steve Hornberger, Roberta Furtick Jones, and Robert L. Miller Jr.
32. Bridging to Public Policy and Civil Society
Donald Ratcliff and Rebecca NyeDonald Ratcliff and Rebecca Nye
33. Childhood Spirituality: Strengthening the Research Foundation
Peter L. Benson
34. The Science of Child and Adolescent Spiritual Development: Definitional, Theoretical, and Field-Building Challenges
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
