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From: spiritualdevelopmentcenter at lists.search-institute.org (spiritualdevelopmentcenter@lists.search-institute.org)
Date: Tue Apr 10 09:08:45 2007
Subject: News from the Center for Spiritual Development
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*Discussion Boards*
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Spiritual development is often talked about as an individual process and =
actualized as a community process. Spirituality at its core is about =
being part of something bigger than oneself. Every teen I've ever met, =
be it through rebellion or striving to be accepted, is seeking community =
and to understand their place in it, and in seeking community is also =
seeking spirituality.
---lindahand2u, Regina, SK, Canada
Join the Discussion!
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* *Rites of Passage: A New Essay by Center Advisor David G.
Blumenkrantz <#Rites>*
* *Religion & Spirituality in a Global Context: Selected Results
from the World Values Survey <#Global>*
* *Spirituality and Social Work: A New Reading List* <#Reading>
* *New Blog by Gene Roehlkepartain* <#Blog>
*AboutUs*
*What's Happening?
*Keep an eye on progress in our research by watching for updates to =
specific major projects. This month, an update on the study of spiritual =
exemplars, led by Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph.D., at Fuller Theological =
Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA.
See the update =
*Insights & Research*
*Rites of Passage*
This essay by center advisor David G. Blumenkrantz, Ph.D., notes the =
important benefits of rites of passage, and advocates for the creation =
of new, effective ones as a means of helping young people to navigate =
the transition from youth to adult and to grow up with purpose and a =
sense of meaning. The essay helps inaugurate the Practical Strategies =
section of the Research and Insight section of the center's Web site.
Read the essay =
*Religion & Spirituality in a Global Context: Selected Results from the =
World Values Survey*
One of the ways that the Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood =
and Adolescence is exploring religious and spiritual influences on the =
lives of individuals is through secondary analyses of large =
international datasets that contain data on religious beliefs, =
practices, and values. In this Fast Fact, Dr. Arturo Sesma, Jr., reports =
on analysis of the World Values Survey (WVS), which yields interesting =
trends in how people from various countries think about their lives in =
society.
Find the facts =
*Resources*
*Spirituality and Social Work: A New Reading List*
The center's librarian, Sandra Longfellow, offers the third in a series =
of recommended reading lists. Titled A Selected Reading List on =
Spirituality and Social Work, with Emphasis on Work with Children, =
Adolescents & Families, this list responds to requests from the field =
for resources about spirituality and social-work practice.
See the list =
*Community*
*Conversations Along the Way*
Want to engage in dialogue with leaders from the Center for Spiritual =
Development? Co-Director Gene Roehlkepartain now posts a regular blog =
about the center's behind-the-scenes activities and emerging ideas. His =
monthly musings (and your responses!) will helpfully bring the talk =
about sometimes abstract or broad topics down to the individual or =
specific level.
Read the blog
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