1. Positive development, spirituality, and generosity in youth: an introduction to the issues / Richard M. Lerner, Robert W. Roser, Erin Phelps -- Part 1. Conceptual Issues in Operationalizing Spirituality in Positive Youth Development: -- 2. The spirit of spiritual development / Carl N. Johnson -- 3. Spirituality and positive youth development: the problem of transcendence / W. George Scarlett -- 4. Spirituality as fertile ground for positive youth development / Pamela Ebstyne King -- 5. Self and identity processes in spirituality and positive youth development / Robert W. Roeser, Sonia S. Isaac, Mona Abo-Zena, Aerika Brittian, Stephen C. Peck -- Part 2. Biological Contributions to the Spirituality-PYD Relation: -- 6. Genetics of faith: an oxymoron worth examining / Elena L. Grigorenko -- 7. Cooperative behavior in adolescence: economic antecedents and neural underpinnings / Tomáš Paul, Simon Gächter, Chris Starmer, Richard Wilkinson.
8. How religious/spiritual practices contribute to well-being: the role of emotion regulation / Heather L. Urray, Alan P. Poey -- Part 3. Individual Contributions to the Spiritualty-PYD Relation: -- 9. The role of developmental change in spiritual development / David Henry Feldman -- 10. Spirituality, "expanding circle morality," and positive youth development / Janice L. Templeton, Jacquelynne S. Eccles -- 11. The role of spirituality and religious faith in supporting purpose in adolescence / Jennifer Menon Mariano, William Damon -- 12. From "worm food" to "infinite bliss": emerging adults' views of life after death / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett -- Part 4. Social and Cultural Contexts of the Spirituality-PYD Relation: -- 13. Immigrant civic engagement and religion: the paradoxical roles of religious motives and organizations / Lene Arnett Jensen -- 14. Ethnic identity and spirituality / Linda Juan, Moin Syed.
15. Considering context, culture, and development in the relationship between spirituality and positive youth development / Na'ilah Suad Nasir -- 16. Application of the ecological model: spirituality research with ethnically diverse youths / Guerda Nicolas, Angela M. DeSilve -- 17. Possible interrelationships between civic engagement, positive youth development, and spirituality/religiosity / Lonnie R. Sherrod, Gabriel S. Spiewak -- 18. A palace in time: supporting children's spiritual development through new technologies / Marina Umaschi Bers.