{"product_id":"souls-in-transition-c-christian-smith-9780195371796","title":"Souls in Transition C: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults","description":"How important is religion for young people in America today? What are the major influences on their developing spiritual lives? How do their religious beliefs and practices change as young people enter into adulthood? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristian Smith's \u003cem\u003eSouls in Transition\u003c\/em\u003e explores these questions and many others as it tells the definitive story of the religious and spiritual lives of emerging adults, ages 18 to 24, in the U.S. today. This is the much-anticipated follow-up study to the landmark book, \u003cem\u003eSoul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers\u003c\/em\u003e. Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, \u003cem\u003eSouls in Transition\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how the religious practices of the teenagers portrayed in \u003cem\u003eSoul Searching\u003c\/em\u003e have been strengthened, challenged, and often changed as they have moved into adulthood. The book vividly describes as well the broader cultural world of today's emerging adults, how that culture shapes their religious outlooks, and what the consequences are for religious faith and practice in America more generally. Some of Smith's findings are surprising. Parents turn out to be the single most important influence on the religious outcomes in the lives of young adults. On the other hand, teenage participation in evangelization missions and youth groups does not predict a high level of religiosity just a few years later. Moreover, the common wisdom that religiosity declines sharply during the young adult years is shown to be greatly exaggerated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePainstakingly researched and filled with remarkable findings, \u003cem\u003eSouls in Transition\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for youth ministers, pastors, parents, teachers and students at church-related schools, and anyone who wishes to know how religious practice is affected by the transition into adulthood in America today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Smith, Patricia Snell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195371798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195371796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Christianity Today Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2009 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2010 pg. 34","brand":"Christian Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119416602879,"sku":"9780195371796","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c130b8b-4c0a-4cf5-9547-ff7ef31eaf78.jpg?v=1687409225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/souls-in-transition-c-christian-smith-9780195371796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}