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Religions
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Islam Judaism
Lutheran Pagan/Wiccan
Taoist Unitarian-Universalist
Catholic
Online (2001). Confirmation. Catholic community: a world-wide Catholic
search engine. Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from the World Wide Web. http://community.catholic.org/sacraments/confirmation/confirmation.htm
Upon
typing in confirmation in this specialized search engine, a result list
appears that offers links to official Catholic doctrine on confirmation,
reflections on the importance of this sacrament to the initiate and to
the church.
Resources
for Catholic educators (2001). The sacrament of confirmation in the
Catholic Church. Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from the World Wide Web. http://www.silk.net/RelEd/confirmation.htm
This site provides links to information about confirmation but includes
unique sources like a quiz issued by the National Council of Catholic
Bishops Office of Catechism to help initiates prepare for the ritual.
Rasing,
T. (1995). Passing on the
rites of passage: girls’ initiation rites in the context of an urban
Roman Catholic community on the Zambian Copperbelt. Aldershot, England:
Avebury.
This
a research work that defines information about initiation rites, and
initiation rites in women’s church groups on the Copperbelt.
There is also a conclusion, appendices, glossary, and
bibliography.
Narain,
S. (2001). Upanayana. Rituals, practices, and their significance.
Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from the World Wide Web.
http://dalsabzi.tripod.com/Books/Hindu_customs_and_beliefs/rituals_pg1.htm
Coming of age rites of passage are experienced in India or Hindi
society. A boy of the upper caste undergoes this life passage referred
to as the Sacred Thread ceremony as a part of the larger body of rituals
known as Samskara that all Indian peoples practice throughout life.
Indian
Culture Online (2001). Upanayanam. Customs and ceremonies. http://www.indiancultureonline.com/Mystica/html/upanayanam.htm
Covers all aspects of Hindi ritual with historical
detail in the Vedas and a window into contemporary practices.
Islam
Martin,
R. (1999). Al-khitan. Ritual in Islam: calendar and life cycle.
Introduction to Islam. Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from the World Wide
Web. http://wcw.emory.edu/ECIT/islam/lect12.html
A basic guide to ritual in Islam including information on the al-khitan
male adolescent rite of passage on a comprehensive website for a course
syllabus at Emory University.
Judaism
Jewish
Community Online. (2001). Life cycle events: bar and bat mitzvah. Ask a
Rabbi. Retrieved on May 21, 2001, from the World Wide Web.
http://www.jewish.com/askarabbi/Lifecycle_Events/Bar_and_Bat-Mitzvah/
At
the “Ask a Rabbi” page, authoritative information can be found on
the ritual of the bar and bat mitzvah. The site consists of very
specific parents or guests may have about the ceremony and significance
of this important Judaic life cycle event.
Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. (199). Coming of age in other
cultures. Michigan Jewish Online Education Project. Retrieved on April
16, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.mjoe.org/cultures/index.html
Designed from a Judaic perspective, this site is clearly of interest to
parents, teachers, and children regardless of religious persuasion. It
is an unbiased site that provides information on coming of age in
several different cultures; it includes lesson plans and discussion
questions for us in the classroom or in the home.
Geffen,
R. M. (ed.) (1994). Celebration
& renewal: rites of
passage in Judaism.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.
Ten essays prepared by rabbis, psychologists, sociologists, and
educators discuss Jewish law and contemporary applications.
An exploration of rituals that mark life’s passages.
There is a specific chapter for/about teens, “From Bar/Bat
Mitzvah through the Teen Years: Challenges
to Parent and Community” that explores the teens’ role in Judaism
and their initiation into adult participation in their faith.
Golding,
Barbara Diamond. (1995). Bat mitzvah: a Jewish girl’s coming of age.
New York: Viking.
This well researched book is another example of how more and more
cultures are reaching back into their history to revise old tradition
and bring new ones forward.
Lutheran
Sherer,
M. (1999). Rewiring confirmation: volcanic changes in culture and kids'
brains force ministries to play catch-up. The Lutheran. Retrieved on May
23, 2001 from the World Wide Web. http://www.thelutheran.org/9905/page7.html
An
article with resource and study guide on the role of confirmation and
the Lutheran Church in young peoples’ lives. Sherer makes a plea to
reform confirmation to make it more meaningful.
Arthen,
S. C. (1997). Rites of
Passage, Puberty. FireHeart Number 3.
Retrieved on May 4, 2001
from the World Wide Web. http://www.earthspirit.org/fireheart/fhpub.html
Sue Curewitz Arthen is the author of the Rites of Passage series for
EarthSpirit. Arthen is a Priestess, Healer and Elder, Sue worked with
EarthSpirit Community's Mooticircle and is the mother of two Pagan
children.
Campanelli,
P. (1998). Pagan rites of
passage. St. Paul,
MN: Llewellyn Publications.
Book contains the complete rites based on ancient Pagan traditions from
a variety of cultures. Serves
to support transitions in life.
Clifton,
C. S. (ed.) (1993). Modern
rites of passage. St. Paul,
MN: Llewellyn Publications.
Contemporary collection of writings in which Pagans discuss their
beliefs. Discusses the rite of passage of puberty and Wicca
conversion.
Shyra,
L. (2000). Coming of age. A Book of rituals. Retrieved on May 20, 2001
from the World Wide Web. http://www.tryskelion.com/adulthd.htm
A call to Pagans who wish to return to ancient ritual. Describes in
detail coming of age rites of passage ceremonies for those who wish to
adopt or use the information as presented.
Taoist
Saso,
M. R. (1991). Blue dragon
white tiger: Taoist rites
of passage. Washington, D.C:
TheTaoist Center.
Various rites of passage and festivals are discussed by experts that
serve families and villages. Initiation
is described as well as marriage, birthing, burial, and ancestor
rituals. The underlying
theme is that all Chinese rites of passage are structured by Yin-yang
Five Element cosmology. There
is a bibliography and a discussion of religion in contemporary China.
Unitarian-Universalist
Unitarian
Universalist Association. (2000). Coming of age programs include rewards
for all. Interconnections . Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from the World
Wide Web. http://www.uua.org/interconnections/nourishing/vol2-4-nourishing.html
Many Unitarian Universalist congregations celebrate coming of age with a
year long rite of passage program that includes pairing a child with an
adult mentor, discussion and retreat, service to the church and
community, and a culminating ceremony to celebrate the life transition.
First
Unitarian Church of San Jose. (2001). Coming of age program for youth in
8th-10th grades. Retrieved on May 20, 2001 from
the World Wide Web. http://www.sanjoseuu.org/comingofage.html
Site provides detailed plan of a specific coming of age
program designed for its members, but it could be adapted for use by
others developing programs. The mission is to: “provide experiences
for our youth that will help them integrate their childhood into their
emerging adulthood with a clear sense of themselves and their place in
the church and in the world.”
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