The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Eugene C. Roehlkepartain is senior adviser in the office of the president, Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he provides leadership for research, publishing, training, and consulting projects that focus on spiritual development, as well as the institute's work with congregations of all faiths. Roehlkepartain has written more than 25 books and reports, and numerous newspaper, magazine, and journal articles on youth development, families and parenting, community building, religious and spiritual development, and related issues. In addition to editing this volume, he is a coeditor of Religious Perspectives on Spirituality in Childhood and Adolescence (2005). He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and religion from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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Editors' Preface1. Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Moving to the Scientific Mainstream - Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Peter L. Benson, Pamela Ebstyne King, and Linda M. WagenerPART I FOUNDATIONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCEIntroduction2. Toward a Developmental Analysis of Religious and Spiritual Development - W. George Scarlett3. Stages of Faith From Infancy Through Adolescence: Reflections on Three Decades of Faith Development Theory - James W. Fowler and Mary Lynn Dell4. Spiritual Development: Intersections and Divergence With Religious Development - David Hay, K. Helmut Reich, and Michael Utsch5. On Making Humans Human: Spirituality and the Promotion of Positive Youth Development - Richard M. Lerner, Amy E. Alberts, Pamela M. Anderson, and Elizabeth M. Dowling6. Philosophical Issues in Spiritual Education and Development - Hanan A. Alexander and David Carr7. Measurement and Research Design in Studying Spiritual Development - Richard L. Gorsuch and Donald WalkerPART II DESCRIPTIVE APPROACHES TO SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTIntroduction8. The Demographics of Spirituality Among Youth: International Perspectives - Laura H. Lippman and Julie Dombrowski Keith 9. The Changing Global Context of Adolescent Spirituality - Suman Verma and Madelene Sta. Maria10. Spiritual and Religious Pathology in Childhood and Adolescence - Linda M. Wagener and H. Newton Malony11. Non-Western Approaches to Spiritual Development Among Infants and Young Children: A Case Study From West Africa - Alma Gottlieb12. Spiritual Experiences and Capacities of Children and Youth - Tobin HartPART III SPIRITUALITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: EXPLORING CONNECTIONSIntroduction13. A Neuropsychological Perspective of Spiritual Development - Andrew B. Newberg and Stephanie K. Newberg14. Attachment and Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence - Pehr Granqvist and Jane R. Dickie15. Cognitive-Cultural Foundations of Spiritual Development - Carl N. Johnson and Chris J. Boyatzis16. The Relationship Between Moral and Spiritual Development - Lawrence J. Walker and Kevin S. Reimer17. The Relationship Between Spiritual Development and Civic Development - Thomas M. Donnelly, M. Kyle Matsuba, Daniel Hart, and Robert Atkins18. The Relation Between Spiritual Development and Identity Processes - Janice L. Templeton and Jacquelynne S. Eccles19. Personality and Spiritual Development - Teresa T. Kneezel and Robert A. EmmonsPART IV THE ECOLOGIES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTIntroduction20. Ethnicity, Culture, and Spiritual Development - Jacqueline S. Mattis, Muninder K. Ahluwalia, Sheri-Ann E. Cowie, and Aria M. Kirkland-Harris21. The Family as a Context for Religious and Spiritual Development in Children and Youth - Chris J. Boyatzis, David C. Dollahite, and Loren D. Marks22. Mentors, Friends, and Gurus: Peer and Nonparent Influences on Spiritual Development - Kelly Dean Schwartz, William M. Bukowski, and Wayne T. Aoki23. Congregations: Unexamined Crucibles for Spiritual Development - Eugene C. Roehlkepartain and Eboo PatelPART V DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTIntroduction24. Religious Coping by Children and Adolescents: Unexplored Territory in the Realm of Spiritual Development - Annette Mahoney, Sara Pendleton, and Heidi Ihrke25. Resilience and Spirituality in Youth - Emily Crawford, Margaret O'Dougherty Wright, and Ann S. Masten26. Delinquency: A Quest for Moral and Spiritual Integrity? - Ronnie Frankel Blakeney and Charles David Blakeney27. Spiritual Development and Adolescent Well-Being and Thriving - Pamela Ebstyne King and Peter L. Benson28. Religion, Spirituality, and Children's Physical Health - Doug Oman and Carl E. ThoresenPART VI TOWARD THE FUTURE IN PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCHIntroduction29. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy With Youth: A Child-Centered Approach - Lisa Miller and Brien Kelley30. Bridging the Gap: From Social Science to Congregations, Researchers to Practitioners - Dean Borgman31. Integrating Spiritual Development Into Child and Youth Care Programs and Institutions - Daniel G. Scott and Douglas Magnuson32. Bridging to Public Policy and Civil Society - Steve Hornberger, Roberta Furtick Jones, and Robert L. Miller Jr.33. Childhood Spirituality: Strengthening the Research Foundation - Donald Ratcliff and Rebecca NyeDonald Ratcliff and Rebecca Nye34. The Science of Child and Adolescent Spiritual Development: Definitional, Theoretical, and Field-Building Challenges - Peter L. BensonAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors