Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I Childhood
1 Birthright: Built for Spirituality 23
2 The Science of the Spiritual Brain 51
3 The Nod: The Intergenerational Transmission of Spiritual Attunement 79
4 A Soul Arrives 102
5 Field of Love: Creating the Space for Spiritual Parenting 135
6 The First Decade: The Education of Head and Heart 160
7 The Six Spiritual Strengths 178
Part II Adolescence and Beyond
8 Window of Awakening: The Science of Spirituality in Adolescence 207
9 The Quest: The Adolescent's Search for Life's Calling, Meaning, and Purpose 233
10 Developmental Depression and Spiritual Awakening: An Epidemic of Suffering Among Healthy Teens 269
11 Healing the Severed Spirit: Two Portraits of the Adolescent Struggle for Spiritual Wholeness 298
12 Parenthood: The Spiritual Awakening 316
13 Seven Right Things: Opportunities for Spiritual Parenting 329
Acknowledgments 349
Notes 353
Index 365