Center for Spiritual Development

For Young People

You can make this your site. Take a look at what other young people are thinking, saying, and doing about their own spiritual development. Then choose a way to contribute your thoughts.

Resources Just for You

Special Report

Kids and faith:
New findings

Features

What Does Spirituality Mean? Young People Speak Out
From focus groups with 171 young people, ages 12-19, in 13 different countries and representing wide diversity in tradition, culture, and circumstances, a series of themed quotations demonstrate their eloquence, their doubts and struggles, their understandings and growth.
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Spiritual Autobiography
Easy-to-use questions for exploring the meanings of your life. Reader Emily says: "I started my spiritual autobiography today and I am excited for the journey it is to tell the story of my soul. What a great way to start a new year--intentionally connecting to what it is that really makes me, me!" I Want to Try It

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What Others are Saying

"In my research I've found that the majority of teens are interested in spiritual things, but there is a definite trend away from established religion. I wonder how this will pan out..."

The Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

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