TY - BOOK AU - Allen,Holly Catterton TI - Nurturing children's spirituality: Christian perspectives and best practices SN - 1556355580 AV - BV4571.3 .N87 2008 U1 - 259.22 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Eugene, Or. PB - Cascade Books KW - Children KW - Religious life KW - Christian education of children KW - Spiritual life KW - Christianity N1 - Proceedings of the 2nd conference on children's spirituality held at Concordia University in River Forest in June 2006; Modified versions of chapters 2, 5, 10, 13, and 18 appeared in Christian Education Journal, Fall 2007; Portions of chapter 8 were previously published in What our kids teach us about prayer (Crossroad, 2005) by T. Wyatt Watkins; Portions of chapter 11 were previously published in the introduction to Perspectives on children's formation : four views (Broadman & Holman, 2006) ed. by Michael Anthony; Includes bibliographical references; Children's spirituality conference-Christian perspectives: 2003, 2006, 2009 / Kevin Lawson -- Exploring children's spirituality from a Christian perspective / Holly Catterton Allen -- "The spirit of children past" : a century of children's spirituality research / Donald Ratcliff -- Children's spiritual development : advancing the field in definition, measurement, and theory / Chris J. Boyatzis -- The Christian nurture of children in the second and third centuries / James Riley Estep, Jr. -- "Forbid not the little ones" : the spirituality of children in Celtic Christian tradition / Mara Lief Crabtree -- Theological perspectives on children in the Church : Reformed and Presbyterian / Timothy .A. Sisemore -- Theological perspectives on children in the Church : Anabaptist/believers churches / Holly Catterton Allen -- Unfettered wonder : rediscovering prayer through the inspired voices of children / T. Wyatt Watkins -- Making stories come alive / Jeffrey E. Feinberg -- Turning down the noise : reading and the development of spirituality in children / Linda V. Callahan -- Children's ministry models, learning theory, and spiritual development / Michael J. Anthony --; Equipping children for ministry / Jane Carr -- Documenting children's spiritual development in a preschool program / Judy Harris Helm, Stacy Berg, Pam Scranton -- Parenting styles and children's spiritual development / Sungwon Kim -- A qualitative understanding and application of the Deuteronomy 6 commandment for parents / Marcia McQuitty -- God across the generations : the spiritual influence of grandparents / Holly Catterton Allen, with Heidi Schultz Oschwald -- The place of forgiveness in the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone / Stephanie Goins -- Voices unheard : exploring the spiritual needs of families of children with disabilities / MaLesa Breeding, Dana Kennamer Hood -- The African American church and its role in nurturing the spiritual development of children / La Verne Tolbert, Marilyn Brownlee -- Reimagining the spirit of children : a Christian pedagogical vision / Karen Crozier -- The Church's contemporary challenge : assisting adults to mature spiritually with their children / John H. Westerhoff III -- THE story and the spiritual formation of children in the Church and in the home / Catherine Stonehouse, Scottie May -- "The spirit of children future" / Donald Ratcliff ER -