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Suggested Resources

The following resources (including brochures, manuals, and web sites) may be helpful to Girl Scout councils in preparing to build partnerships with religious institutions.

• Girl Scouts: Who We Are, What We Think (Executive Summary). New York: Girl Scouts of the United States of America, 1990.

• Jacquet, Constant, ed. Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1999. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999.

• Magida, Arthur, ed. How to Be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People’s Religious Ceremonies. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996.

• Magida, Arthur and Matlins, Stuart, eds. How to Be a Perfect Stranger, Vol. 2. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1997.

• Mead, Frank. Handbook of Denominations. Nashville: Abingdon Press,
1987.

• P.R.A.Y. web site (for information on religious recognitions programs and direct links to other religious organizations): www.praypub.org

• Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.) - For information on religious recognitions and collaborations with religious institutions. 8520 Mackenzie Road, St. Louis, MO 63123; phone 800-933-7729; e-mail pray@praypub.org

• Religious Recognitions from P.R.A.Y.: An  Information/Training Resource. St. Louis: Programs of Religious Activities with Youth, 1996.

• Search Institute (for information on developmental assets for youth): 700 S 3rd St., Ste 210, Minneapolis, MN 55415 (phone:800-888-7828; web: www.search-institute.org)

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