Pre-modern traditional cultures have passage rite rituals about four universal events in human existence: birth, coming-of-age, marriage and death. Modern industrial societies have maintained some ...

Fourteen-year-old Manu David poured hand-blended teas and brought cups to the women of all ages who filled a workshop room at the Elders & Youth conference. "There's raspberry and chamomile tea, and ...

In a choir, unity is essential. Breathe together, sing together, stop together. But for the teenagers of “Little Trouble Girls,” unity is a difficult prospect: Their bodies are changing, their ...