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Author | : Christian Smith Dr William R Kenan Jr Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2005-01-25 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0198039972 |
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In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are very involved in religion. Surveys reveal that 35% attend religious services weekly and another 15% attend at least monthly. 60% say that religious faith is important in their lives. 40% report that they pray daily. 25% say that they have been "born again." Teenagers feel good about the congregations they belong to. Some say that faith provides them with guidance and resources for knowing how to live well. What is going on in the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers? What do they actually believe? What religious practices do they engage in? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents? Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more authentic "spirituality"? This book attempts to answer these and related questions as definitively as possible. It reports the findings of The National Study of Youth and Religion, the largest and most detailed such study ever undertaken. The NYSR conducted a nationwide telephone survey of teens and significant caregivers, as well as nearly 300 in-depth face-to-face interviews with a sample of the population that was surveyed. The results show that religion and spirituality are indeed very significant in the lives of many American teenagers. Among many other discoveries, they find that teenagers are far more influenced by the religious beliefs and practices of their parents and caregivers than commonly thought. They refute the conventional wisdom that teens are "spiritual but not religious." And they confirm that greater religiosity is significantly associated with more positive adolescent life outcomes. This eagerly-awaited volume not only provides an unprecedented understanding of adolescent religion and spirituality but, because teenagers serve as bellwethers for possible future trends, it affords an important and distinctive window through which to observe and assess the current state and future direction of American religion as a whole.
Author | : William J. Doherty |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2008-08-05 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0786724382 |
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Paul, a divorced father, wants to back out of his child care arrangement and spend less time with his children. Nathan has been lying to his wife about a serious medical condition. Marsha, recently separated from her husband, cannot resist telling her children negative things about their father. What is the role of therapy in these situations? Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients' needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapy's overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.
Author | : Sarah Stillman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2012-02-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1582703426 |
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Examines various methods of self-discovery for teenage girls including dream interpretation, volunteer work and aromatherapy. Activities and quizzes are also included.
Author | : Mindy Caliguire |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2008-07-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830835210 |
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This book "helps us to do the hard -- but good and necessary -- work of self-examination, taking an honest look inside, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead and guide the work. In the process, you'll come to know yourself better -- both the sins that threaten the health of your soul, as well as your unique gifts and abilities and the new places God might be calling you to".-- from back cover.
Author | : Nicholas Humphrey |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
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Why do newspapers carry horoscopes? How many people believe in telepathy? Surveys show that more and more people believe in paranormal religion. This study outlines the battle between material and spiritual versions of the cosmos to explain why we cling to powers and plans greater than our own. It throws out a challenge to all mystical attitudes, questioning the existence of a soul separate from the body.
Author | : Morgan Atkinson |
Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780814632642 |
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Award-winning producer Morgan Atkinson's documentary and the companion book of the same title come together for the first time in Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton book with DVD. The documentary DVD, which is scheduled to air on US PBS stations this December, is included in the inside back cover of this new hardcover edition of the companion book.
Author | : Kat Knecht |
Publisher | : Balboa Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2016-10-27 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1504366409 |
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Thousands of self help books and transformational training programs have been created to help you find fulfillment, live a better life and become prosperous. The unique promise of the Soulsearch is to integrate the common threads of New Thought philosophies and Ancient Wisdom traditions so that you can apply those spiritual principles to your everyday life. the Soulsearch is full of stories that reveal both the journey and the results that come from using a practical tool guided by a spiritual philosophy. There is a step by step process you can follow as well as a simple concept that, once learned, will change your life forever. The stories are funny, inspirational, dramatic and rich with learning. They are the real life experiences of humans doing their best in a world that offers both challenges and opportunities to give and receive love in its many forms.
Author | : Luke Jeffrey Janssen |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2019-08-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532679815 |
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There are well over one hundred different views of the nature of human existence; though the Bible may rule out many of these, there still remains a large number that are all compatible with Scripture. The Bible never explicitly defines the nature of the soul or spirit, which is actually quite puzzling or even ironic, given that one major aim of Scripture is spiritual development and ultimate questions about the soul. In fact, Judeo-Christian thinking on those questions has been evolving over the course of four thousand years. This book documents that evolution as a man named Abram left Babylon four thousand years ago, journeying through the lands and the philosophies of civilizations preceding him by many more thousands of years, while he and his descendants (both physical and spiritual) unpacked their understanding of our inner being—the human soul—and the afterlife. That journey is followed to the present day, and examines how a critically thinking Christian can embrace a theology of the human soul that is fully compatible with modern scientific findings, including explanations for consciousness, mind, and soul.
Author | : Yaakov Astor |
Publisher | : Feldheim Publishers |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781568712499 |
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For over two centuries, scientists have denied or ignored the possiblity of an afterlife. Now, however, research has taken an unexpected turn, finding compelling evidence of the existence of life after death and the human soul. This beautifully written, well documented book compares ancient Jewish teachings, and contemporary research on the subject of the afterlife. It is a fascinating, valuable, and insightful contribution to Jewish literature.
Author | : Christopher Sieving |
Publisher | : Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0819571326 |
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Based on author's dissertation (doctoral) -- University of Wisconsin at Madison.