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Release : 2020-04-28
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 572/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Spirituality in the 21st Century: Journeys beyond Entrenched Boundaries by :
Download or read book Spirituality in the 21st Century: Journeys beyond Entrenched Boundaries written by . This book was released on 2020-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin D. Espinoza
Release : 2018-10-15
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 879/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Story, Formation, and Culture by : Benjamin D. Espinoza
Download or read book Story, Formation, and Culture written by Benjamin D. Espinoza. This book was released on 2018-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story, Formation, and Culture brings together a myriad of scholars, researchers, and ministry leaders into conversation about how we can effectively nurture the spirituality of children. Built around the three themes of story, formation, and culture, this volume blends cutting-edge research and insights with attention to how we can bring theory into practice in our ministries with children. The work of children's spiritual formation is often a marginalized component in the church's overall ministry. This volume seeks to equip pastors, leaders, and scholars with cutting-edge research and practices that effectively strengthen their ministries with children.
Author : John Chi-Kin Lee
Release : 2024-07-19
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 83X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Perspectives on Children’s Spirituality in Diverse and Changing Contexts by : John Chi-Kin Lee
Download or read book Perspectives on Children’s Spirituality in Diverse and Changing Contexts written by John Chi-Kin Lee. This book was released on 2024-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers multidisciplinary and inclusive perspectives on children and young people’s spirituality and its research in diverse socio-cultural contexts. It brings together a collection of select research articles that were published over a period of nearly two decades (2003-2021) in the International Journal of Children’s Spirituality (IJCS), to celebrate the journal’s 25th anniversary. Featuring contributions by leading international scholars from U.K., U.S., Canada, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong, and China, this edited volume focuses on different and complementary perspectives on children’s spirituality in diverse and changing contexts. Chapters cover topics such as: the study of children’s spirituality as a natural form of human awareness; a proposed pluricultural approach; the potential contributions of psychoanalytic tradition and cognitive psychology; possible influences of tradition(s), multidisciplinarity and perceptions on understanding children’s spiritual experiences; Christian perspectives on children’s spirituality in relation to living and dying in Quebec, Canada; Finnish pre‐adolescents’ perceptions of religion and spirituality; using technology, specifically tablets, as a component for understanding children’s spirituality; and cyber spirituality. This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students majoring in education studies, life, and moral and spiritual education and those majoring in psychology and religious studies.
Author : Jennifer Mata-McMahon
Release : 2023-07-19
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 245/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Children's Spirituality in Early Childhood Education by : Jennifer Mata-McMahon
Download or read book Children's Spirituality in Early Childhood Education written by Jennifer Mata-McMahon. This book was released on 2023-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering volume provides a thorough understanding of children’s spirituality from a holistic development perspective and explores the ways early childhood educators can nurture spirituality in the secular classroom. Making a critical distinction between spirituality and religion, this book draws on conceptual and empirical research, as well as authentic classroom vignettes to explore how theory translates into practice. Inviting readers to examine how their beliefs inform their practices, Children’s Spirituality in Early Childhood Education offers a purposeful window into supporting children’s learning and development with a focus on their souls, making it important reading for teachers, teacher candidates, researchers, and teacher educators in the field of early childhood education.
Author : Eleni Loizou
Release : 2019-07-24
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 022/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Research on Young Children’s Humor by : Eleni Loizou
Download or read book Research on Young Children’s Humor written by Eleni Loizou. This book was released on 2019-07-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a wide spectrum of research on young children’s humor and illuminates the depth and complexity of humor development in children from birth through age 8 and beyond. It highlights the work of pioneers in young children’s humor research including Paul McGhee, Doris Bergen, and Vasu Reddy. Presenting a variety of new perspectives, the book examines such issues as play, humor, laughing and pleasure within the context of learning and development. It looks at humor, wordplay and cartoons that can be used as educational tools in the classroom. Finally, it provides explorations of humor within a cultural and spiritual context. The book presents diverse and creative methods to study humor and provides practical implications for adults working with children. The book offers a powerful springboard for moving research and practice toward a deeper understanding of young children’s humor as an integral and meaningful component of early development and learning.
