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Book Making Sense of Spiritual Development

Download or read book Making Sense of Spiritual Development written by David Smith and published by The Stapleford Centre. This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Opening Windows

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stapleford Centre
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 9781902234601
  • Pages : 51 pages

Download or read book Opening Windows written by Stapleford Centre and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Download or read book The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence written by Eugene C. Roehlkepartain and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence breaks new ground by articulating the state of knowledge in the area of childhood and adolescent spiritual development. Featuring a rich array of theory and research from an international assortment of leading social scientists in multiple disciplines, this book represents work from diverse traditions and approaches – making it an invaluable resource for scholars across a variety of disciplines and organizations.

Book The Science of Children s Religious and Spiritual Development

Download or read book The Science of Children s Religious and Spiritual Development written by Annette Mahoney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element provides a comprehensive yet concise account of scientific research on children's religious and spiritual (RS) development. After providing a historical sketch of definitional issues in the science of RS, the first section reviews basic descriptive information on children's RS development as well as wholistic theoretical models and measures of children's RS development. The second section covers evidence about links of child and parental RS to children's psychosocial adjustment, and highlights the need for more research that discriminates specific positive and negative manifestations of RS for children's development. The third section summarizes evidence about the robust influence of parents on their children's RS development and parents' perceptions of their role in this process. The fourth section focuses on cognitive-developmental research on children's cognitions about God/deities and prayer. The Element concludes with a synopsis of key themes and challenges that researchers face to advance the science of children's RS development.

Book Spiritual Education in a Divided World

Download or read book Spiritual Education in a Divided World written by Cathy Ota and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era of globalization debate has turned to the vital need for a thorough understanding of its impact on the spirituality and health of the youth of today. Spiritual Education in a Divided World recognises the urgent need for effective research in this area. This exceptional volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle the key question

Book Cultivating the Spirit

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  • Author : Alexander W. Astin
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2010-11-16
  • ISBN : 0470769335
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Cultivating the Spirit written by Alexander W. Astin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultivating the Spirit THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IS BASED on a five-year study of how students change during the college years and the role college plays in facilitating the development of their spiritual qualities. Students, the authors argue, grapple with the big questions in life: Who am I? What are my values? Do I have a mission in life? Why am I in college? What kind of person do I want to be? What sort of world do I want to help to create? Their answers to these questions help determine their academic and career choices and are tied to the development of personal qualities such as empathy, caring, and social responsibility. The study finds that, while students' religious engagement declines during college, at the same time they become substantially more caring, tolerant, connected with others, and actively egaged in a spiritual quest. Spiritual growth also enhances academic performance, leadership development, and satisfaction with college. The study provides strong evidence pointing to specific experiences during college that can contribute to students' spiritual growth. The need for spiritual development in college is apparent. Two-thirds of the students in the study express a strong interest in spiritual matters, well over half report that their professors never encourage discussions of religious or spiritual matters, and about the same proportion report that professors never provide opportunities to discuss the purpose and meaning of life. Cultivating the Spirit aims to raise the awareness of academic administrators, faculty, and the public at large to the vital role that spirituality plays in student learning and development. Throughout the book, the authors identify strategies for enhancing students' development and encourage the academy to give greater priority to the spiritual aspects of students' educational and personal development.

Book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development written by Elizabeth M. Dowling and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2005-11-02 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development is the first reference work to focus on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span. Spiritual development is an important part of human development that has links to identity development, moral development, and civic engagement. This innovative Encyclopedia offers insight into the characteristics of people and their contexts that interact to influence religious and spiritual development over time. Editors Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. George Scarlett provide readers with glimpses into the religious and spiritual developmental trajectories of people from all over the world, from many different religious and spiritual backgrounds. Key Features Includes short, accessible entries written by leading specialists and theorists from a wide range of disciplines and professions, both within the United States and internationally, to provide a broad, multidisciplinary scope Offers entries that are unrelated to religion and religious experiences in order to examine spirituality in the broadest sense that encompasses religion as just one path toward spiritual development Explores community-based programs that focus on enhancing spiritual development, as well as the links between spiritual development and positive personal and social development in youth Offers reference lists for each entry that enable readers to gain further information related to the topic Key Themes Leading Religious and Spiritual Figures Traditions Texts Places, Religious and Spiritual Practices, Religious and Spiritual Concepts Religious and Spiritual Theory Supports/Contexts Nature Health Art Organizations The Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development makes a significant contribution to the research and scholarship looking at the similarities and differences in religiousness and spirituality. It is a welcome addition to any academic library or religious reference collection.

Book Spirituality and the Curriculum

Download or read book Spirituality and the Curriculum written by Adrian Thatcher and published by Continuum. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for 'Spirituality and the Curriculum' "The current interest in spirituality shows no sign of abating. This volume consists of a useful set of essays from educationalists and theologians. Overall the volume will be important reading not only for teachers of theology but also for those concerned with the spiritual development of children and adults alike." -- Theology, May/June 2000 "This book fizzes. Addressed to those working in an educational context, it is an attempt to speak theologically about spirituality and morality. Adrian Thatcher, its editor, has assembled a group of contributors who write well and who have innovative ideas to communicate. Fresh arguments and new perspectives make it an exciting read as it exposes the distressing emptiness of what passes as secularised spiritual nurture in most contemporary schools. Its seminal chapter is by Mary Grey. What an imaginative tour de force this is. She is not afraid to speak of the Transcendent or to see the wider value of liberation and feminist theologies. What [Adrian Thatcher] offers is a sharp critique of the high sounding moral sentiments of the present generation of curriculum makers. There is a vision here which can reach beyond Christianity and which ought to be taken account of by parents and teachers. Again, prophetic in its own way, it is controversial. Ian Markham's short chapter is a gem.... Adrian Thatcher has given us a refreshing book which reasserts the right of theology to be heard in the current debate about the spiritual dimension of education. But that is not the point. What he wishes us to do is to think further, better and more fairly about the issues which are before us. That surely is something we all must do. This book is a marvellous help in this. Buy it." British Journal of Religious Education 23.1 (Autumn 2000) "It offers an informed, critical, accessible and thought-provoking set of reflections on the possible connections that might be made between spirituality and the curriculum, especially at school level. It helps it the task of establishing a credibility of spirituality as a valid dimension of the curriculum. It also offers some guidance for educators as to how they might approach this area and offers some valuable insights into aspects of practice." -- The Heythrop Journal 41.4 (October 2000) "It is rarely possible to do justice to books which contain a number of substantial essays because there is seldom space to give adequate consideration to all the contributors and this collection is no exception....The book will be of most use to those researching this subject, but I would hope that it might also be read by theologians who may see it as an invitation to them to focus more of their attention on theology and education." Resource: Professional Reflection on Theory and Practice in Religious Education 23.2 (Spring 2001) "...there is much good material for those who wish to work with the spiritual, moral, social and cultural dimensions of their school or colleges environments, shaping or challenging the power structures in which they operate and determining the ethos which they seek to encourage. Those involved in religious education or student services or educational policy will all find articles to stimulate the current debate as to whether theology and/or spirituality can create community, consensus and so nurture a more humane experience within education." -- Tim Macquiban, Journal of Beliefs and Values 22.1 (2001)

Book Education  Spirituality  and the Whole Child

Download or read book Education Spirituality and the Whole Child written by Ron Best and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1996 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education, Spirituality and the Whole Child brings together a range of views and perspectives on the role of morality, spirituality and education on the development of children.

Book Spiritual Development

Download or read book Spiritual Development written by Daniel A. Helminiak and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development written by Elizabeth M. Dowling and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development written by Elizabeth M. Dowling and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span.This encyclopedia joins a recent trend in research and scholarship aimed at better understanding the similarities and differences between world religions and spiritualities, between expressions of the divine and between experiences of the transcendent.

Book Qualitative Research in Nursing

Download or read book Qualitative Research in Nursing written by Helen Streubert Speziale and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Qualitative Research in Nursing is a user-friendly text that systematically provides a sound foundation for understanding a wide range of qualitative research methodologies, including triangulation. It approaches nursing education, administration, and practice and gives step-by-step details to instruct students on how to implement each approach. Features include emphasis on ethical considerations and methodological triangulation, instrument development and software usage; critiquing guidelines and questions to ask when evaluating aspects of published research; and tables of published research that offer resources for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

Book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook

Download or read book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook written by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adele Calhoun's Spiritual Disciplines Handbook has become a standard for those who want to expand their knowledge of spiritual practices. Now this beloved resource has been revised throughout and expanded to include thirteen new disciplines along with a new preface by the author, giving us practical guidance in our continuing journey toward intimacy with Christ.

Book Learned Hopefulness

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dan Tomasulo
  • Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
  • Release : 2020-06-01
  • ISBN : 1684034701
  • Pages : 183 pages

Download or read book Learned Hopefulness written by Dan Tomasulo and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The perfect recipe for fulfillment, joy, peace, and expansion of awareness.” —Deepak Chopra, MD, author of Metahuman Cultivate hope with strengths-based practices grounded in positive psychology. If you suffer from depression, sub-clinical depression, or low mood, you may have days where you feel like you’ve lost hope—hope that you’ll ever feel better, that the world will be a better place, or that you’ll someday find the happiness that always seems to elude you. You aren’t alone. Many people struggle with feelings of sadness and hopelessness—especially in our difficult, modern world. The good news is that you can change. Learned Hopefulness offers powerful exercises grounded in evidence-based positive psychology to help you identify your strengths; ditch the self-limiting beliefs that diminish your capacity for positivity; and increase feelings of motivation, resiliency, and wellness. You’ll also learn to untangle yourself from rumination over past negative events, while shifting your perspective to the present moment and anticipating your future through a more positive lens. With this unique, compassionate, and life-affirming guide, you’ll find the tools you need to break free from hopelessness and start living a life of happiness and vitality.