SOUL SEARCHING, a movie about Teenagers and God, is a compelling documentary about the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers based on research by the National Study of Youth and Religion, which began in 2000 under the direction of Dr. Christian Smith and continues today with generous grants from Lilly Endowment. Michael Eaton and Timothy Eaton of Revelation Studios have worked with Dr. Smith to bring you this documentary journey into the lives of teenagers from all over the country. Find out what mostly Christian teenagers think about God and religion, what their hopes and aspirations are, and what the research says about the effect of religion in their lives.
WHI - A Movie About Teenagers & God
On this edition of the White Horse Inn, Michael Horton talks with Christian Smith and Michael Eaton about their new documentary Soul Searching: A Movie About Teenagers & God. Based on a five year study of the religious views of American teens, this film presents some troubling findings about the content and quality of the faith being passed on to the next generation.
DVD Coming Soon! Soul Searching: A Movie About Teenagers & God - This documentary was scheduled to be released this week on DVD but has been delayed. For more information, head to http://www.revelationstudios.com/.
RELATED ARTICLES - Published Reports by the National Study of Youth & Religion (offsite link)
RECOMMENDED BOOKS - Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers
COMMENTARY - A Movie About Teenagers & God
Hello and welcome to a special edition of the White Horse Inn. In 2005, Oxford University Press released a very important book. Sociologists from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill had just released their findings of a five-year study of the religious views of American teenagers. And what they found was nothing less than shocking. According to Christian Smith, the primary author of Soul Searching, the actual professed religion of most young adults, whether they're being raised in Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, or Jewish homes, is what he called "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism." What this means is that although many teens believe in God and go to church regularly, they end up defining belief in very vague and subjective terms, such as, "God exists," "He's there when we need him," "He wants us to be happy," "The purpose of life is to feel good," "Good people go to heaven," and so forth. Now, in the summer of 2007, a documentary film version of Soul Searching was just released by Revelation Studios. And on this edition of the White Horse Inn we'll listen to some clips from this production and we'll hear from Michael Eaton, the co-director of the film, as well as Christian Smith himself, the primary researcher behind the project.
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