Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Traditional wisdom : creating space for religious reflection on child and adolescent spirituality / Karen Marie Yust, Aostre N. Johnson, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain -- 2. Awakening latent spirituality : nurturing children in the Hindu tradition / Vishal Agarwal -- 3. The child as compassionate Bodhisattva and as human sufferer/spiritual seeker : intertwined Buddhist images / Yoshiharu Nakagawa -- 4. Learning to be righteous : a Jewish theology of childhood / Michael Shire -- 5. The dignity and complexity of children : constructing Christian theologies of childhood / Marcia J. Bunge -- 6. Filling the heart with the love of God : Islamic perspectives on spirituality in childhood and adolescence / Yetkin Yildirim -- 7. Saintly children : Roman Catholicism and the nurture of children / Adrian Gellel -- 8. After a child's first dance with God : accompanying children on a Protestant spiritual journey / Catherine Stonehouse -- 9. In right relationship with God : childhood conversion in Evangelical Christian traditions / Kevin E. Lawson -- 10. From naming to initiation : childhood and adolescence in African Christian spirituality / Nicholas Otieno -- 11. The child on loan : the pathway from infancy through adolescence in Islamic studies / Ruqayya Yasmine Khan -- 12. Entering the world, entering Torah : moving from the natural to the sacred in the Jewish life cycle / Roberta Louis Goodman -- 13. Educating the warrior : a Tibetan Buddhist approach to spiritual growth / Richard C. Brown -- 14. Young minds, youthful Buddhas : developmental rituals and practices in Tibetan Buddhism / Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche -- 15. Narrative and imagination : the role of texts and storytelling in nurturing spirituality in Judaism / Howard Schwartz -- 16. Sanctifying time : a Jewish perspective on prayer, holy days, and blessings in the life of children / Shoshana Silberman -- 17. Schooling the heart : introducing Catholic youth to the meaning and practice of prayer / Robin Maas -- 18. Sacred celebrations : the role of festivals in nurturing Hindu children's spirituality / Melukote K. Sridhar -- 19. Reformed spirits : Christian practices in Presbyterian preschools in South Korea and the United States / Kathy Dawson and Shin-Kyung Park -- 20. A way of mind and life : the relationship of adolescent Catholic spirituality to life structure / Michael Warren -- 21. Singing hope and practicing justice : adolescent emancipatory hope embodied in the life of Ruby Doris Smith / Evelyn L. Parker -- 22. Repairing the world : the place of Mitzvot in children's spiritual lives / Sherry H. Blumberg -- 23. Nurturing young people's spirituality as a force for social change : a Baha'i perspective / Lori M. Noguchi -- 24. Children and the five pillars of Islam : practicing spirituality in daily life / Afeefa Syeed and Nusaybah Ritchie -- 25. Value-creating education : a Nichiren Buddhist perspective / Monte Joffee -- 26. At home with faith and family : a Protestant Christian perspective / Elizabeth F. Caldwell -- 27. Sunday school for Buddhists? : nurturing spirituality in children / Sumi Loundon, Ilmee Hwansoo Kim and Benny Liow -- 28. Personal responsibility with communal support : the spiritual education of Muslim children / Pamela K. Taylor -- 29. Understanding dharma, performing karma : shared responsibilities for spiritual grooming in Hindu traditions / Venkatakrishna B. V. Sastry -- 30. Transforming bar/bat mitzvah : the role of family and community / Jeffrey K. Salkin -- 31. Teaching correct principles : promoting spiritual strength in LDS young people / David C. Dollahite and Loren D. Marks -- 32. Scarce discourse : exploring gender, sexuality, and spirituality in Buddhism / Rita M. Gross -- 33. Identity jihads : the multiple strivings of American Muslim Youth / Marcia Hermansen and Shabana Mir -- 34. Countering a malforming culture : Christian theological formation of adolescents in North America / Ellen T. Charry -- 35. Resistance and resilience : cultivating Christian spiritual practices among Brazilian children and youth / Debora Barbosa Agra Junker -- 36. Spiritual economic of childhood : Christian perspectives on global market forces and young people's spirituality / Joyce Ann Mercer -- 37. Born with a knife in their hearts : children and political conflict in the Middle East / Arik Ascherman.