Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality

Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions
Herausgeber: Yust, Karen-Marie; Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg; Johnson, Aostre N.

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Produktbeschreibung

Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theological reflection on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Featu...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 516
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 994g
• ISBN-13: 9780742544635
• ISBN-10: 074254463X
• Artikelnr.: 21159327

Autorenporträt

Karen Marie Yust, Th.D., is associate professor of Christian education at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education. Aostre N. Johnson, Ed.D., is associate professor of education at Saint Michael's College, where she teaches curriculum and pedagogy courses and directs the master's program in curriculum. Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, D.D., is the rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. Eugene C. Roehlkepartain is senior advisor and director of Family and Congregation Initiatives for Search Institute, Minneapolis. He serves as co-director for the institute's initiative on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Traditional Wisdom: Creating Space for Religious Reflection on
Child and Adolescent Spirituality Chapter 2 Awakening Latent Spirituality:
Nurturing Children in the Hindu Tradition Chapter 3 The Child as
Compassionate Bodhisattva and as Human Sufferer/Spiritual Seeker:
Intertwined Buddhist Images Chapter 4 Learning to Be Righteous: A Jewish
Theology of Childhood Chapter 5 The Dignity and Complexity of Children:
Constructing Christian Theologies of Childhood Chapter 6 Filling the Heart
with the Love of God: Islamic Perspectives on Spirituality in Childhood and
Adolescence Chapter 7 Saintly Children: Roman Catholicism and the Nurture
of Children Chapter 8 After a Child's First Dance with God: Accompanying
Children on a Protestant Spiritual Journey Chapter 9 In Right Relationship
with God: Childhood Conversion in Evangelical Christian Traditions Chapter
10 From Naming to Initiation: Childhood and Adolescence in African
Christian Spirituality Chapter 11 The Child on Loan: The Pathway from
Infancy through Adolescence in Islamic Studies Chapter 12 Entering the
World Entering Torah: Moving from the Natural to the Sacred in the Jewish
Life Cycle Chapter 13 Educating the Warrior: A Tibetan Buddhist Approach to
Spiritual Growth Chapter 14 Young MindsYouthful Buddhas: Developmental
Rituals and Practices in Tibetan Buddhism Chapter 15 Narrative and
Imagination: The Role of Texts and Storytelling in Nurturing Spirituality
in Judaism Chapter 16 Sanctifying Time: A Jewish Perspective on Prayer,
Holy Days,mand Blessings in the Life of Children Chapter 17 Schooling the
Heart: Introducing Catholic Youth to the Meaning and Practice of Prayer
Chapter 18 Sacred Celebrations: The Role of Festivals in Nurturing Hindu
Children's Spirituality Chapter 19 Reformed Spirits: Christian Practices in
Presbyterian Preschools in South Korea and the United States Chapter 20 A
Way of Mind and Life: The Relationship of Adolescent Catholic Spirituality
to Life Structure Chapter 21 Singing Hope and Practicing Justice:
Adolescent Emancipatory Hope Embodied in the Life of Ruby Doris Smith
Chapter 22 Repairing the World: The Place of Mitzvoth in Children's
Spiritual Lives Chapter 23 Young People's Spirituality as a Force for
Social Change: A Bahá'í Perspective Chapter 24 Children and the Five
Pillars of Islam: Practicing Spirituality in Daily Life Chapter 25
Value-Creating Education: A Nichiren Buddhist Perspective Chapter 26 At
Home with Faith and Family: A Protestant Christian Perspective Chapter 27
Sunday School for Buddhists? Nurturing Spirituality in Children Chapter 28
Personal Responsibility with Communal Support: The Spiritual Education of
Muslim Children Chapter 29 Understanding Dharma, Performing Karma: Shared
Responsibilities for Spiritual Grooming in Hindu Traditions Chapter 30
Transforming Bar/Bat Mitzvah: The Role of Family and Community Chapter 31
Teaching Correct Principles: Promoting Spiritual Strength in LDS Young
People Chapter 32 Scarce Discourse: Exploring GenderSexuality and
Spirituality in Buddhism Chapter 33 Identity Jihads: The Multiple Strivings
of American Muslim Youth Chapter 34 Countering a Malforming Culture:
Christian Theological Formation of Adolescents in North America Chapter 35
Resistance and Resilience: Cultivating Christian Spiritual Practices among
Brazilian Children and Youth Chapter 36 Spiritual Economies of Childhood:
Christian Perspectives on Global Market Forces and Young People's
Spirituality Chapter 37 Born with a Knife in Their Hearts: Children and
Political Conflict in the Middle East