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. 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. 

The editors recognize that spirituality, long neglected by psychologists, has recently come back into fashion.  Because of the long exile, many psychologists are illiterate about religious scholarship.  These editors know the field and are qualified to serve as guides to assist their psychologist colleagues in gaining an introduction and immersion&.Timely and worthwhile.

Research into spiritual development during childhood and adolescence has remained fragmented and yearned for the stimulus of integration, cross-fertilisation, and internationalisation, across conceptual boundaries, methodological divisions, religious traditions, and local interests.&nbsplƒŽ