News from the Center for Spiritual Development

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15 May 2007 	=



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*Discussion Boards*
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To me a "religious person" may be known to "exercise" prayer at =

specified times and places, but a spiritual person lives in a constant =

awareness of and reliance on the prayer connection.
--- MH, Yamaguchi City, NA, Japan
Join the Discussion! <http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Forum/>

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    * *Progress on the Definition Front <#Progress>*
    * *Not Blank Slates: A New Essay by Center Advisor K. Helmut Reich
      <#Slates>*
    * *Early Spirituality and Religious Participation Linked to Later
      Adolescent Well-Being <#Early>*
    * *New Blog Entry by Gene Roehlkepartain <#Blog>*


	*About Us*

*What's Happening?*
Keep an eye on progress in our research by watching for updates to =

specific major projects. This month, an update on how the center is =

engaging its international advisors in the ongoing task of defining =

spiritual development, and the fascinating complexities that arise in =

seeking a level of global consensus.
See the update =

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


	*Insights & Research*

*Not Blank Slates: Recognizing Children's Own Spiritual Worldviews*
This essay by center advisor K. Helmut Reich, University of Fribourg, =

Switzerland, explores his thoughts on children and adolescents as active =

agents in their own spiritual development.
Read the essay =

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

* Early Spirituality and Religious Participation Linked to Later =

Adolescent Well-Being*
In this Fast Fact, Dr. Peter Scales reports on a new analysis of =

longitudinal data gathered from 370 high school students. Findings =

include such statistics as: only 13% of youth who were religiously =

active in middle school had alcohol abuse problems in high school, =

versus 23% of inactive youth.
Find the facts =

<http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DFastFacts4>


	*Community*

*Conversations Along the Way*
Co-Director Gene Roehlkepartain's monthly musings reveal the importance =

of spiritual development to his work, his children, and his own life. =

"For me," he says, "spiritual development isn't a nice add-on if you =

have time; it's a core part of being human."
Read the blog <http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/blog/qryTopics.asp>



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