TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ratcliff,Donald
AU  - McQuitty,Marcia G.
TI  - Children's spirituality: Christian perspectives, research, and applications 
SN  - 1592447112 (pbk.)
AV  - BV4571.3 .C45 2004
U1  - 248.82 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Eugene, OR
PB  - Cascade Books
KW  - Children
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Christian education of children
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Christianity
N1  - The "Children's spirituality conference : Christian perspectives" conference was held on June 8-11, 2003 at Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois; Includes bibliographical references and index; I. Definitions, theologies, theories and methods of research. Identifying children's spirituality, Walter Wangerin's perspectives, and an overview of this book / Donald Ratcliff with Scottie May -- Children and mature spirituality / Jerome Berryman -- Historical perspectives on children in the church : resources for spiritual formation and a theology of childhood today / Marcia J. Bunge -- Biblical perspectives on developmental grace for nurturing children's spirituality / Klaus Issler -- Unless you become as one of these : biblical perspectives on children's spirituality / Shelley Campagnola -- Christian perspectives on children's spirituality : social science contributions? / Rebecca Nye -- A sociocultural perspective on children's spiritual development / Wendy Haight -- Exploring scientific and theological perspective on children's spirituality / Eugene C. Roehlkepartain -- Children in Wesleyan thought / Catherine Stonehouse -- Children's spiritual experiences and the brain / Scottie May and Donald Ratcliff -- How shall we study children's spirituality? / Chris J. Boyatzis and Babette T. Newman --; II. Encouraging children's spirituality in the home. The co-construction of spiritual meaning in parent-child communication / Chris J. Boyatzis -- The child's concept of God / Joyce E. Bellous, Simone de Roos, and William Summey -- From doctrine to practice : the influence of the doctrine of original sin on Puritan child-rearing / Timothy A. Sisemore -- III. Encouraging children's spirituality in the church. Six children seeking God : exploring childhood spiritual development in context / Dana Kennamer Hood -- Children in congregations : congregations as contexts for children's spiritual growth / Joyce Ann Mercer, Deborah L. Matthews, and Scott Walz -- Nurturing children's spirituality in intergenerational Christian settings / Holly Catterton Allen -- A narrative of children's spirituality : African American and Latino theological perspectives / Karen Crozier and Elizabeth Conde-Frazier --; IV. Encouraging children's spirituality in the school and other contexts. Narrative and the moral education of the Christian child / Victoria M. Ford and Esther Wong -- The ecology and social dynamics of childhood spirituality / James Riley Estep, Jr. and Lillian Breckenridge -- Using developmentally appropriate practice in faith-based early childhood settings / Joyce Ruppell -- Spiritual influences in helping children to cope with life stressors / Sara Pendleton, Ethan Benore, Katherine Jonas, Wendy Norwood, and Carol Herrmann -- Ministering to unchurched, urban, at-risk children / Gary C. Newton -- V. Reflecting on the past and looking to the future. Looking back, looking forward : reflections on the conference and anticipation of the future / Kevin E. Lawson -- Appendix A: Children's ministry models / Scottie May and others -- Appendix B: Theological life of a California child / Earl Barnes with Miss Ora Boring
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