Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens [Mass Market Paperback]

William R. Grimbol (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 14, 2000 | Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide

Sometimes life gets confusing, and even the people closest to you-- friends, parents, teachers-- don't seem to understand. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens shows you how to really connect with the world around and inside you-- whatever your religious background. Getting in touch with your spiritual side will help you understand yourself and help you get through bad days on your own. In this positive and practical book, you'll learn ways to understand yourself and what you really want, guidelines for being-- and being treated like-- the person you want to be and advice to help smooth out the rough spots.

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From the Back Cover

Sometimes life gets confusing, and even the people closest to you-- friends, parents, teachers-- don't seem to understand. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens shows you how to really connect with the world around and inside you-- whatever your religious background. Getting in touch with your spiritual side will help you understand yourself and help you get through bad days on your own. In this positive and practical book, you'll learn ways to understand yourself and what you really want, guidelines for being-- and being treated like-- the person you want to be and advice to help smooth out the rough spots.

About the Author

William R. Grimbol has been working with youth since 1969 as a youth program director and pastor. A graduate of Princeton Theology Seminary, he is the minister of Shelter Island Community Youth Center. Pastor Grimbol is also the author of Why Should I Care? Honest Aswers to the Questions That Trouble Teens (Augsburg Publishing, 1988), and Befriending Your Teenager: How to Prevent a Crisis from Happening (Augsburg Publishing, 1991).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 1 edition (June 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002863926X
• ISBN-13: 978-0028639260
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book, July 18, 2000

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This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a lay youth leader, and I picked this book as a possible resource. I wish books for "adults" were this clear and insightful! Pastor Bill outlines what spirituality is in lovely poetic language. He leads us on a journey of knowing who we really are. Then he leads us to find ways to express our deeper purpose in God. Easy to read with well thought out exercises. He always finds a great metaphor to clarify his thoughts. I can't recommend it enough to teenagers and adults alike.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an awsome book!, October 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a wonderful, wonderful, book! I attend a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), and large divisions have been created in my church as a result of the conservative members condemming spirituality, saying that it is "too new age." But reading this book, written by a Presbyterian minister, convinced me that the denomination is not as chaotic as my church has made it appear to be! Even if you're not Presbyterian, or even Christian, I strongly recommend this book. Almost everything that Grimbol said, I agreed with completely! In fact, I was dissappointed when the book was over! I wanted to say, "Come on, say more wonderful things!" If you're unsure about buying this book, I strongly recommend it - you won't be dissappointed!

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Try again, March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Spirituality for Teens (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was required reading for a religion class at my school. It had a good intent and a fairly bright outlook on life however as a teen i found it patronizing. You will be presented with an idea and it will be defended to some success however in the next chapter it will very often contradict it's own ideas as if they had never been stated. It's outlook on life is flowery like you would tell a child but lacks the real world as it's defece. This is a book for troubled youth, for someone overcoming an assult and needs something overly simplistic and nice on the rebound. My belief is that the world doesn't fit in the box presented by this book. I also didn't like the little bells and whistles through this book it's like a web sight with to many sponsers, anamated pictures with little comments through the entire book which do nothing but distract the reader. Under no circumstances should this be required reading. Also i have never seen so many lists outside of death row in texas.