Product Description

Suppose you could ask God any question and get an answer. What would it be? Well, young people all over the world have been asking those questions. So Neale Donald Walsch, author of the internationally best-selling Conversations with God series of books (in 27 languages so far), had another conversation. It's a simple, clear, straight-to-the-point dialogue. The answers may challenge your beliefs about God, money, sex, love, about everything you may have been taught. But if you ever wanted to know if God is listening to you, if God can really help, if God cares about you, if there is a God, and if there are answers to your questions, then this is the book for you.

Because you'll discover that it is not really the author's conversation with God that matters. It's your own conversation. And there's not a better time to begin than right now.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108943 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781571742636
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review
Conversations with God for Teens reads like a rap session at a church youth group, where teenagers discuss everything they ever wanted to know about life but were too afraid to ask God. Once again author Neale Donald Walsch acts as the verbal conduit, showing teenagers how easy it is to converse with the divine. After the enormous success of his previous Conversations with God books, Walsch was asked to write a book for teenagers. So he collected questions from teenagers around the world, brought them into his private dialogue with God, and then printed God's answers on the page. So when Claudia, age 16, from Perth, Australia, asks, "Why can't I just have sex with everybody? What's the big deal?", the answer God offers her is: "Nothing you do will ever be okay with everybody. 'Everybody' is a large word. The real question is can you have sex and have it be okay with you?" There's no doubt that the casual question-and-answer format will help make God feel welcoming and accessible to teens. And the introduction by Alanis Morissette raises the "cool" factor considerably. Nonetheless, it's not for all teenagers: older adolescents (17 and older) may find it hokey or manipulative, and preteens (10 to 12) could find some of the questions too mature. --Gail Hudson

From Publishers Weekly
Neale Donald Walsch, author of the bestselling Conversations with God, here gathers questions from teens across the globe (from broader queries such as "Why is there so much pressure from parents, from school, from everyone?" to prickly questions such as "Why do you let children get abused sexually and physically?"), takes them to God, and offers the answers in Conversations with God for Teens. Singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette provides the foreword.

From School Library Journal
Grade 7-12 Using a question/answer format, Neale Donald Walsch's Conversations with God for Teens (Scholastic, 2002) is a non-traditional approach to many of the issues that affect teens. He tackles the big questions such as: Why do people suffer? Why does God allow child abuse? Why do my parents freak out when I want to have sex? Based on the same personal growth philosophy as his best selling books for adults, the author explains how he came to his own relationship with God through direct, ongoing, interior conversations with God. He explains his ideas on the importance of choice. Looking at global, as well as personal concerns, Walsch has some strong opinions on leaders in politics and religion. Grammy-winner Alanis Morissette shares her appreciation of the adult books in the audiobook's Foreword, and she is joined by actor LeVar Burton to narrate the voice of God throughout the book. Walsch and a cast of teen questioners also add to this well-done audio presentation. A complete Table of Contents on the case will aid listeners in locating specific chapters, but without tone indexing, there is still a bit of guesswork. Libraries that include Walsch's adult books may wish to include this audio version for his adolescent fans, but more traditional library patrons may find the book's philosophy at odds with their values. -Barbara S. Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT
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Customer Reviews

Conversations with God for Teens
The problem with this book is that the title is very deceptive. I think that most people would assume that this books is talking about conversations with the God of the Bible. Reading some of the answers from "God," it is obvious that is not true. A more appropriate title would be: Conversations with the god of Your own Making or Conversations with the god Within Yourself. Call me a "Bible banger" if you like, but the reality is that the God of the Bible would never tell a teen that there, "is no right from wrong," or to go out and celebrate her lesbianism. You can label me intolerant too, but it isn't me that is intolerant, it would be the God of the Bible who is intolerant, intolerant of sin. The bad reviews written about this book are, for the most part, coming from people who share the Christian faith that is followers of Jesus Christ and if you understand the true Christian Faith, you will understand why certain reviewers are upset by this book. So if you are a Christian, this is not the book for your teen. If you believe in moral relativism or even nothing at all, this would be the book for you.

Conversation with God for Teens
Perhaps this book should be better titled Converstions with god (small "g") for Teens as the Holy Jehovah God would not reveal answers to questions in the way it is written here. This book is based on liberal man's interpretation and not what our youth need to hear. They hear that enough from television and society. I would NOT let my teen read this book. It is not Bible based and certainly not of GOD!!!

NOT for Christians!
I picked this up at a thrift store for my 15 year-old son, without reading it first. Fortunately my son read it on a long car trip, so I could hear him say things like, what a load of crap!and this sounds more like a conversation with Satan!
So, I asked to see the book and I was shocked! This is definitely not written from a Christian perspective. Relative truth, situational ethics and man-centered views abound. My son disliked the book so much that he tore it up and threw it away!