What Do You Believe?: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers is a new US DVD which features two
hundred teenagers of many faiths and belief systems—including
Buddhist, Muslim, Pagan, Hindu, Native American, Jewish, and Catholic. The young people candidly discuss their personal beliefs and experiences, making a strong case for respect and tolerance.
Lisa Kimball, who teaches Youth Studies at the University of Minnesota
and is a member of the research team at the Center for Spiritual
Development in Childhood and Adolescence, has had success using this
film with her classes. She comments, “What I like best about the
documentary is that it honors the depth and breadth of young people's
experience of religion, belief, and spirituality without being
patronizing. It opens doors for substantive conversation about the role
of adults (parents, educators, youth workers, and others) in the
spiritual development of young people without creating a moral panic.
Kids come off looking attractively human and like themselves rather
than overly processed research subjects!”
Video trailer here.
Recommended by Search Institute's Centre for Spiritual Development.
I've asked our library to order a copy.
we have rev dr philip hughes from the christian research association coming over for a couple of days in may to run seminars based on the recent national research on the spirituality of young people.
