religious life

Aaron Hartzler discusses his life as a Christian boy who was always expecting the Rapture and slowly realizing that he had different beliefs.

Offers advice to Torah-observant Jews on how to maintain relationships with non or less observant parents, siblings, and extended family members, discussing issues related to dietary laws, Sabbath and Jewish holiday observances, modesty and women, dating practices and married life, family life cycle events, and education.

Provides practical, Christian-based guidance for raising children aged ten to nineteen, presenting discussions of and "action steps" for dealing with approximately 160 specific issues and challenges.

The author draws from her experiences in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to examine the lives of Hasidic girls ages thirteen to twenty-three, discussing their hopes, thoughts, values, and feelings about religious life.

Includes approximately ninety writings by women from ancient, medieval, and modern times, addressing various aspects of the spiritual life, such as love of God and nature, desire for healing, prayer, friendship, and the experience of emptiness.

Contains essays in which thirty-seven American Catholics, including businesspeople, actors, educators, journalists, politicians, and others speak about their own faith and feelings about the Church.

Teacher Michael Pennock shares the questions he was often asked by teens during his classes, as well as anecdotes, prayers, facts, and stories to inspire teens and help them cope with the emotional and spiritual challenges of teenage life.