Handbook of Children's Religious Education

Handbook of Children's Religious Education

Author: Donald Ratcliff

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2008-05-22

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1556356722

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Handbook of Children's Religious Education is a thorough and comprehensive treatment of the religious education of children ages six to twelve. It covers virtually all the basic information that childhood educators need to know in order to be effective teachers and communicators.


Children's Spirituality

Children's Spirituality

Author: Donald Ratcliff

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781592447114

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Description: This pacesetting text considers a wide variety of topics related to the spiritual development of children. The chapters grew out of presentations at the first major conference to consider these important topics from a distinctly Christian perspective. The first section considers the important task of defining spirituality and summarizes some views of the spirituality of children, as reflected in history, theology and the Bible. Social influences on children's spirituality are considered, as well as how brain activity relates to spiritual experiences. The second major section highlights children's spirituality in the home. Here the development of the concept of God is considered, as well as how parents and children work together to construct understandings of spirituality. A third section reflects upon the spirituality of children in the church, including alternative perspectives of how spiritual growth and experience are best encouraged in that setting. The distinctive aspects of African American children and Latino children's spirituality are given careful attention. Schools and other settings are examined in the fourth section of the book, with an emphasis upon moral learning, encouraging faith development with preschoolers, how spirituality helps children cope with serious medical conditions and the stresses related to being children of missionaries, and best practices in reaching inner city children. The book concludes with a chapter that examines how Christians' views of children's spirituality are changing, and anticipates a follow up conference in the near future. Endorsements: ""Here are essays on young people that tell of their various ways of seeking God's presence in their ongoing lives--an aspect of faith observed and discussed with intelligence and sensitivity. Here is a book many of us will greatly value--its wisdom an important presence in our effort to understand children."" --Dr. Robert Coles, Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at Harvard Medical School, and author of The Spiritual Life of Children ""This extraordinary book is a must read for all who teach and practice religious education. It gathers, with breadth and depth, the best current research from an exploding renewal in the study of the spirituality and religious development of children. Teachers, students, and scholars dedicated to understanding and nurturing our children's growth in faith will find this rich volume indispensable."" --James W. Fowler, author of Stages of Faith and C.H. Candler Professor of Theology and Human Development Director, The Center for Ethics, Emory University ""Written in the best of the Evangelical tradition, Children's Spirituality is a must read for all those interested in children, the spiritual life, and Christian formation. Descriptive phrases include: well conceived and edited, clearly written and well documented, thorough and all-encompassing, academically sound and popular, combining research and practical application."" --The Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff, formerly Professor of Theology and Christian Nurture at Duke University, he is Theologian-in-Residence at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia About the Contributor(s): Donald Ratcliff is Professor of Psychology at Vanguard University. He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Georgia. He has studied children's spiritual development for more than 25 years and has edited several books related to this topic, including the 'Handbook of Children's Religious Education' and the 'Handbook of Preschool Religious Education.' He is also the editor or coauthor of six other books and more than two dozen journal articles and book chapters.


International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education

International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education

Author: Marian de Souza

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-06-04

Total Pages: 1417

ISBN-13: 1402052464

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In today’s pluralistic world, many cultures feel a shift in the relationship of people with religious traditions. A corresponding movement is a resurgence of interest in human spirituality. This Handbook presents the views of education scholars who engage these concepts every day, in a collection of essays reflecting the international state of the discipline. Out of these rises a vision for the emergence of a just and peaceful world.


A Handbook for Children's Liturgy

A Handbook for Children's Liturgy

Author: Barbara Mary Hopper

Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781853115516

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This series offers practical handbooks for equipping people for lay ministry. This particular volume addresses a key issue - how to create good worship for children.


Handbook of Christian Education

Handbook of Christian Education

Author: Ronald A. Horton

Publisher: Journeyforth

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9781628563085

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How best to prepare Christian youth to thrive in an increasingly dangerous and confusing world? With many purposes and premises being promoted, disorder reigns. Handbook of Christian Education seeks to replace the chaos with a clear, biblical discussion of what constitutes a truly Christian education. Book jacket.


The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

Author: Brian Singer-Towns

Publisher: Saint Mary's Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 088489987X

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This reference is an understandable and down-to-earth guide to all things Catholic. The resource is appropriate for brushing up on specific Catholic terms and concepts or learning them for the first time. (Catholic)


Family Driven Faith (Paperback Edition with Study Questions )

Family Driven Faith (Paperback Edition with Study Questions )

Author: Voddie Baucham Jr.

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2011-04-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1433528339

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More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88 percent of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done. Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. In his Word he has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness. Baucham’s celebrated guide for godly, healthy families is now available in paperback, with study questions added. Parents will find this a critical resource for the spiritual nourishment and protection of the next generation.


Youcat English

Youcat English

Author: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1586175165

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Introduces young readers to Catholic beliefs as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.


The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education

Author: Michael D. Waggoner

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 019938682X

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From the founding of Harvard College in 1636 as a mission for training young clergy to the landmark 1968 Supreme Court decision in Epperson v. Arkansas, which struck down the state's ban on teaching evolution in schools, religion and education in the United States have been inextricably linked. Still today new fights emerge over the rights and limitations of religion in the classroom. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education brings together preeminent scholars from the fields of religion, education, law, and political science to craft a comprehensive survey and assessment of the study of religion and education in the United States. The essays in the first part develop six distinct conceptual lenses through which to view American education, including Privatism, Secularism, Pluralism, Religious Literacy, Religious Liberty, and Democracy. The following four parts expand on these concepts in a diverse range of educational frames: public schools, faith-based K-12 education, higher education, and lifespan faith development. Designed for a diverse and interdisciplinary audience, this addition to the Oxford Handbook series sets for itself a broad goal of understanding the place of religion and education in a modern democracy.