--- product_id: 3649490 title: "Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults" price: "VT11064" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3649490-souls-in-transition-the-religious-and-spiritual-lives-of-emerging store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults **Price:** VT11064 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults - **How much does it cost?** VT11064 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3649490-souls-in-transition-the-religious-and-spiritual-lives-of-emerging) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults [Smith, Christian, Snell, Patricia] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults Review: The self is sacred... - Souls in Transition by Christian Smith “According to emerging adults, the absolute authority for every person’s beliefs or actions is his or her own self.” “For an emerging adult to remain deeply involved in religious life, he or she probably have to feel greater sense of dependence and need…” “Normally, the best predictor of where people are going is where they have come from.” Young people - which includes adolescents and emerging adults - are essentially self-absorbed. We can argue if this quality is intrinsic or extrinsic, but the fact remains that young people are narrowly focused on themselves. I believe the environment creates this egocentric behavior, but I do not blame the environment. As Smith states in this book, “the emerging adult years often entail repeated life disruption, transitions, and distractions.” As a simple defense mechanism, emerging adults simply convert to self-preservation mode. When your emotional, spiritual, and physical energy is spent surviving there is very little opportunity to thrive. Souls in Transition is a great study on the spiritual lives of emerging adults. It challenges preconceived notions that young people are frankly disinterested in religion and that somehow our collective spirituality is at risk. Even though there is a dip in religious activity during one’s early twenties, there is very little change in the spiritual perspectives between one’s young life and one’s adult life. Anyone working with college students would enjoy this book. Review: great book - New information from cover to cover and very helpful for today's young people. I will be using somethings out of this book. Thanks ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #544,809 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #274 in Sociology of Religion #305 in Sociology & Religion #673 in Comparative Religion (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (55) | | Dimensions | 9.3 x 1.3 x 6.2 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0195371798 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0195371796 | | Item Weight | 1.45 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 368 pages | | Publication date | September 14, 2009 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | ## Images ![Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vgfIvRr4L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The self is sacred... *by R***K on January 14, 2019* Souls in Transition by Christian Smith “According to emerging adults, the absolute authority for every person’s beliefs or actions is his or her own self.” “For an emerging adult to remain deeply involved in religious life, he or she probably have to feel greater sense of dependence and need…” “Normally, the best predictor of where people are going is where they have come from.” Young people - which includes adolescents and emerging adults - are essentially self-absorbed. We can argue if this quality is intrinsic or extrinsic, but the fact remains that young people are narrowly focused on themselves. I believe the environment creates this egocentric behavior, but I do not blame the environment. As Smith states in this book, “the emerging adult years often entail repeated life disruption, transitions, and distractions.” As a simple defense mechanism, emerging adults simply convert to self-preservation mode. When your emotional, spiritual, and physical energy is spent surviving there is very little opportunity to thrive. Souls in Transition is a great study on the spiritual lives of emerging adults. It challenges preconceived notions that young people are frankly disinterested in religion and that somehow our collective spirituality is at risk. Even though there is a dip in religious activity during one’s early twenties, there is very little change in the spiritual perspectives between one’s young life and one’s adult life. Anyone working with college students would enjoy this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great book *by M***L on May 29, 2014* New information from cover to cover and very helpful for today's young people. I will be using somethings out of this book. Thanks ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Scholarship waiting a popularizing *by M***N on May 31, 2010* The scholarship in this book will become baseline knowlegde. The question you have to ask is can I plow through the source material, or do I wait for the inevitible popularization that will both summarize and simplify while whisking away the original scholar's reticence at sweeping conclusions. This book is the continuation of the study looked at in "Soul Searching" about teenage faith. That book contained its own popularization in the phrase moralistic theraputic deism. The message read out of the data in this book is not quite as clear and pithy. Maybe reflecting the complexity of adult life, the "emerging adults" of "Souls in Trasition" are following a wider variety of paths. The charts and graphs are worth the price of admision in describing the cultural context of any ministry to emerging adults, especially for those reaching outside of a set group (i.e. conservative protestants reaching the non-religious). The largest message for confessing churches out of the book should be that every generation is up for grabs - this one maybe to a larger extent than prior generations as they are less fixed in a social web. This group of emergine adults have already made several transition. The clearer message is that there are better and worse ways to align ministry if your goal is to build faith. The effective ways are what they always were: parents that care about faith, active in prayer and scriptures, and consistent worship. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3649490-souls-in-transition-the-religious-and-spiritual-lives-of-emerging](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3649490-souls-in-transition-the-religious-and-spiritual-lives-of-emerging) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*