Nurturing child and adolescent spirituality : perspectives from the world's religious traditions / edited by Karen Marie Yust ... [and others. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

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 Baha'i 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 Debora 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.

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 Baha'i 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 Debora 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.

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