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*21 February 2008* 	=



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*Quotation of the Day*
*//* /Spirituality is experienced in your own being... Being spiritual =

means standing on a mountain with the wind blowing through your hair, =

and the feeling of being free.//
---Teenage girl, //South Africa/
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    * *What Does Spirituality Mean? Young People Speak Out <#speakout>*
    * *Librarian's Choice <#librarians>*
    * *Measuring Spiritual Development <#measuring>*


	* Insights & Research*

*What Does Spirituality Mean? Young People Speak Out
**Quotations from Global Youth Focus Groups*
The quotation at the top of the newsletter is just one of the many =

glimpses into the minds of youth from around the world featured on the =

website this month. Emerging themes in the data analysis are presented =

with extensive quotes from the youth participants in our global focus =

groups as we endeavor to honor their voices.
Read their words... =

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


	*Resource Center*

*Librarian's Choice*
We inaugurate our new Librarian's Choice book review feature with Eboo =

Patel's /Acts of Faith/.
See the review... =

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

*Measuring Spiritual Development*
As we work to create and refine our own survey of young people's =

spiritual development, research by center staff members Angela Hackel =

and Sandra Longfellow has resulted in a fine overview of the main =

existing instruments that measure some aspect(s) of religiosity, =

spirituality, and related topics.
See the measures... =

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



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