News from the Center for Spiritual Development

Tue Apr 10 08:59:23 CDT 2007

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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! <http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Forum/>

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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 =

<http://www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DMajorProjects>

	*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 =

<http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DPracticalStrat>

*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 =

<http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DFastFacts3>

	*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 =

<http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DSWreadinglist>

	*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 <http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/blog/qryTopics.asp>

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