Chapter Outline
1. Introduction
2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
3.... more Chapter Outline 1. Introduction 2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality 3. History of the study of child and adolescent religion and spirituality 4. Definitions of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence 5. Theories of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence a. Psychoanalytic and attachment theories b. Cognitive-developmental approaches c. Faith development theory d. Relational Developmental systems perspectives e. Reciprocating spirituality 6. Childhood and religion and spirituality a. Cognitive-developmental approaches to religious cognition i. Children’s concepts of God ii. Children’s concepts of the soul and afterlife iii. Children’s understanding of prayer iv. Summary of cognitive-developmental approaches b. A social-ecology approach to children’s religious and spiritual development i. Communication and beliefs about religion and spirituality in the family ii. Religion and the family: The value of multiple variables and interaction effects iii. Summary of social-ecology of the family c. Children’s religiousness, spirituality, and well-being i. Religion and coping in children in difficult circumstances ii. Religion and children’s well-being 7. Adolescence and religion and spiritual development a. Adolescent Development and Religion and Spirituality b. Adolescent religiousness development c. Adolescent spiritual development d. Social-ecology of influences on adolescent religiousness and spirituality i. Family influences ii. Peer influences iii. School and mentors iv. Immigration v. Race and ethnicity 1. African-American adolescents 2. Asian-American adolescents 3. Latino adolescents vi. Summary of the social-ecology of adolescent religiousness and spirituality e. Potential means of influence of religion and spirituality on adolescent development i. Ideological context ii. Social context 1. Social capital 2. Social channeling 3. Spiritual modeling 4. Spiritual scaffolding iii. Transcendent context iv. Summary of religious and spiritual influences f. Positive youth development and adolescent religiousness and spirituality i. Thriving and positive youth development 1. Health 2. Mental health and coping 3. Academic achievement 4. Civic engagement and moral development 5. Identity ii. Risk-taking behaviors 1. Delinquency 2. Substance use 3. Sexual activity iii. Summary of outcomes and adolescent religiousness and spirituality 8. Negative aspects of religion and spirituality 9. Integrative comments and future directions a. Relational and reciprocating spirituality b. Are religion and spirituality good for children and adolescents? c. Children’s “horizontal” spirituality d. Building a better mousetrap: Improving our methodologies e. Why not organized religion? 10. Conclusions
While positive psychology has considered a social science perspective of optimal development and ... more While positive psychology has considered a social science perspective of optimal development and living, a pressing question for the integration of psychology and theology is to consider what Christian theology suggests is essential for humans to thrive. Recognizing that God’s purposeful action in creation has a telos, that is, a goal or purpose for humankind, propels Christian psychologists to investigate a theology of thriving in order to more fully grasp what God has intended for humanity. In this essay we argue that the Christian faith uniquely contributes multiple perspectives to our understanding of human thriving and flourishing that are central to psychological inquiry and are unique contributions to positive psychology. Specifically, the doctrines of creation and imago Dei broaden and deepen our understanding of thriving by providing a teleological perspective.
Chapter Outline
1. Introduction
2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
3.... more Chapter Outline 1. Introduction 2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality 3. History of the study of child and adolescent religion and spirituality 4. Definitions of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence 5. Theories of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence a. Psychoanalytic and attachment theories b. Cognitive-developmental approaches c. Faith development theory d. Relational Developmental systems perspectives e. Reciprocating spirituality 6. Childhood and religion and spirituality a. Cognitive-developmental approaches to religious cognition i. Children’s concepts of God ii. Children’s concepts of the soul and afterlife iii. Children’s understanding of prayer iv. Summary of cognitive-developmental approaches b. A social-ecology approach to children’s religious and spiritual development i. Communication and beliefs about religion and spirituality in the family ii. Religion and the family: The value of multiple variables and interaction effects iii. Summary of social-ecology of the family c. Children’s religiousness, spirituality, and well-being i. Religion and coping in children in difficult circumstances ii. Religion and children’s well-being 7. Adolescence and religion and spiritual development a. Adolescent Development and Religion and Spirituality b. Adolescent religiousness development c. Adolescent spiritual development d. Social-ecology of influences on adolescent religiousness and spirituality i. Family influences ii. Peer influences iii. School and mentors iv. Immigration v. Race and ethnicity 1. African-American adolescents 2. Asian-American adolescents 3. Latino adolescents vi. Summary of the social-ecology of adolescent religiousness and spirituality e. Potential means of influence of religion and spirituality on adolescent development i. Ideological context ii. Social context 1. Social capital 2. Social channeling 3. Spiritual modeling 4. Spiritual scaffolding iii. Transcendent context iv. Summary of religious and spiritual influences f. Positive youth development and adolescent religiousness and spirituality i. Thriving and positive youth development 1. Health 2. Mental health and coping 3. Academic achievement 4. Civic engagement and moral development 5. Identity ii. Risk-taking behaviors 1. Delinquency 2. Substance use 3. Sexual activity iii. Summary of outcomes and adolescent religiousness and spirituality 8. Negative aspects of religion and spirituality 9. Integrative comments and future directions a. Relational and reciprocating spirituality b. Are religion and spirituality good for children and adolescents? c. Children’s “horizontal” spirituality d. Building a better mousetrap: Improving our methodologies e. Why not organized religion? 10. Conclusions
While positive psychology has considered a social science perspective of optimal development and ... more While positive psychology has considered a social science perspective of optimal development and living, a pressing question for the integration of psychology and theology is to consider what Christian theology suggests is essential for humans to thrive. Recognizing that God’s purposeful action in creation has a telos, that is, a goal or purpose for humankind, propels Christian psychologists to investigate a theology of thriving in order to more fully grasp what God has intended for humanity. In this essay we argue that the Christian faith uniquely contributes multiple perspectives to our understanding of human thriving and flourishing that are central to psychological inquiry and are unique contributions to positive psychology. Specifically, the doctrines of creation and imago Dei broaden and deepen our understanding of thriving by providing a teleological perspective.
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1. Introduction
2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
3. History of the study of child and adolescent religion and spirituality
4. Definitions of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence
5. Theories of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence
a. Psychoanalytic and attachment theories
b. Cognitive-developmental approaches
c. Faith development theory
d. Relational Developmental systems perspectives
e. Reciprocating spirituality
6. Childhood and religion and spirituality
a. Cognitive-developmental approaches to religious cognition
i. Children’s concepts of God
ii. Children’s concepts of the soul and afterlife
iii. Children’s understanding of prayer
iv. Summary of cognitive-developmental approaches
b. A social-ecology approach to children’s religious and spiritual development
i. Communication and beliefs about religion and spirituality in the family
ii. Religion and the family: The value of multiple variables and interaction effects
iii. Summary of social-ecology of the family
c. Children’s religiousness, spirituality, and well-being
i. Religion and coping in children in difficult circumstances
ii. Religion and children’s well-being
7. Adolescence and religion and spiritual development
a. Adolescent Development and Religion and Spirituality
b. Adolescent religiousness development
c. Adolescent spiritual development
d. Social-ecology of influences on adolescent religiousness and spirituality
i. Family influences
ii. Peer influences
iii. School and mentors
iv. Immigration
v. Race and ethnicity
1. African-American adolescents
2. Asian-American adolescents
3. Latino adolescents
vi. Summary of the social-ecology of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
e. Potential means of influence of religion and spirituality on adolescent development
i. Ideological context
ii. Social context
1. Social capital
2. Social channeling
3. Spiritual modeling
4. Spiritual scaffolding
iii. Transcendent context
iv. Summary of religious and spiritual influences
f. Positive youth development and adolescent religiousness and spirituality
i. Thriving and positive youth development
1. Health
2. Mental health and coping
3. Academic achievement
4. Civic engagement and moral development
5. Identity
ii. Risk-taking behaviors
1. Delinquency
2. Substance use
3. Sexual activity
iii. Summary of outcomes and adolescent religiousness and spirituality
8. Negative aspects of religion and spirituality
9. Integrative comments and future directions
a. Relational and reciprocating spirituality
b. Are religion and spirituality good for children and adolescents?
c. Children’s “horizontal” spirituality
d. Building a better mousetrap: Improving our methodologies
e. Why not organized religion?
10. Conclusions
1. Introduction
2. Demographics of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
3. History of the study of child and adolescent religion and spirituality
4. Definitions of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence
5. Theories of religious and spiritual development in childhood and adolescence
a. Psychoanalytic and attachment theories
b. Cognitive-developmental approaches
c. Faith development theory
d. Relational Developmental systems perspectives
e. Reciprocating spirituality
6. Childhood and religion and spirituality
a. Cognitive-developmental approaches to religious cognition
i. Children’s concepts of God
ii. Children’s concepts of the soul and afterlife
iii. Children’s understanding of prayer
iv. Summary of cognitive-developmental approaches
b. A social-ecology approach to children’s religious and spiritual development
i. Communication and beliefs about religion and spirituality in the family
ii. Religion and the family: The value of multiple variables and interaction effects
iii. Summary of social-ecology of the family
c. Children’s religiousness, spirituality, and well-being
i. Religion and coping in children in difficult circumstances
ii. Religion and children’s well-being
7. Adolescence and religion and spiritual development
a. Adolescent Development and Religion and Spirituality
b. Adolescent religiousness development
c. Adolescent spiritual development
d. Social-ecology of influences on adolescent religiousness and spirituality
i. Family influences
ii. Peer influences
iii. School and mentors
iv. Immigration
v. Race and ethnicity
1. African-American adolescents
2. Asian-American adolescents
3. Latino adolescents
vi. Summary of the social-ecology of adolescent religiousness and spirituality
e. Potential means of influence of religion and spirituality on adolescent development
i. Ideological context
ii. Social context
1. Social capital
2. Social channeling
3. Spiritual modeling
4. Spiritual scaffolding
iii. Transcendent context
iv. Summary of religious and spiritual influences
f. Positive youth development and adolescent religiousness and spirituality
i. Thriving and positive youth development
1. Health
2. Mental health and coping
3. Academic achievement
4. Civic engagement and moral development
5. Identity
ii. Risk-taking behaviors
1. Delinquency
2. Substance use
3. Sexual activity
iii. Summary of outcomes and adolescent religiousness and spirituality
8. Negative aspects of religion and spirituality
9. Integrative comments and future directions
a. Relational and reciprocating spirituality
b. Are religion and spirituality good for children and adolescents?
c. Children’s “horizontal” spirituality
d. Building a better mousetrap: Improving our methodologies
e. Why not organized religion?
10. Conclusions