
Soul Searching
The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 10. March 2005
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-19-518095-4 (ISBN)
Description
In most discussions and analyses of American teenage life, one major topic is curiously overlooked--religion. Yet most American teens say that religious faith is important in their lives. What is going on in the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers? What do they actually believe? What religious practices do they engage in? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents? Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more "authentic" spirituality? Answering these and many other questions, Soul Searching tells the definitive story of the religious and spiritual lives of contemporary American teenagers.
Reviews / Votes
The National Survey of Youth and Religion is comprehensive and reliable research and will be central for the consideration of teenage spirituality and religion and a starting point for future research. * Simon Best, Quaker Studies, Vol. 11, Issue 2 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
705 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-518095-4 (9780195180954)
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Christian Smith | Melinda Lundquist Denton
Soul Searching
The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
Book
09/2009
Oxford University Press Inc
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Christian Smith | Melina Lundquist Denton
Soul Searching
The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
E-Book
04/2009
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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Christian Smith | Melina Lundquist Denton
Soul Searching
The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
E-Book
04/2009
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€15.49
Available for download
Persons
Christian Smith is Stuart Chapin Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of Moral, Believing Animals (OUP, 2003) and co-author of Divided by Faith (OUP, 2000). Melinda Lundquist Denton is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Author
Stuart Chapin Distinguished Professor of SociologyStuart Chapin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Content
Introduction
1: Two Baptist Girls
2: Mapping the Big Picture
3: Spiritual Seekers, the Disengaged, and Religiously Devoted Teens
4: God, Religion, Whatever-Out of the Mouths of Teens
5: Teenage Religion in Social Context
6: Religion and Adolescent Outcomes
6: Conclusion
1: Two Baptist Girls
2: Mapping the Big Picture
3: Spiritual Seekers, the Disengaged, and Religiously Devoted Teens
4: God, Religion, Whatever-Out of the Mouths of Teens
5: Teenage Religion in Social Context
6: Religion and Adolescent Outcomes
6: Conclusion