Nurturing Child And Adolescent Spirituality

Traditional Wisdom: Creating Space For Religious Reflection On Child And Adolescent Spirituality
Karen-Marie Yust, Aostre N. Johnson, Sandy E. Sasso,and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
Awakening Latent Spirituality: Nurturing Children In The Hindu Tradition
Vishal Agarwal
The Child As Compassionate Bodhisattva And As Human Sufferer/Spiritual Seeker: Intertwined Buddhist Images
Yoshiharu Nakagawa
Learning To Be Righteous: A Jewish Theology Of Childhood
Michael Shire
The Dignity And Complexity Of Children: Constructing Christian Theologies Of Childhood
Marcia J. Bunge
Filling The Heart With The Love Of God: Islamic Perspectives On Spirituality In Childhood And Adolescence
Yetkin Yildirim
Saintly Children: Roman Catholicism And The Nurture Of Children
Adrian Gellel
After A Child’s First Dance With God: Accompanying Children On A Protestant Spiritual Journey
Catherine Stonehouse
In Right Relationship With God: Childhood Conversion In Evangelical Christian Traditions
Kevin E. Lawson
From Naming To Initiation: Childhood And Adolescence In African Christian Spirituality
Nicholas Otieno
The Child On Loan: The Pathway From Infancy Through Adolescence In Islamic Studies
Ruqayya Yasmine Khan
Entering The World Entering Torah: Moving From The Natural To The Sacred In The Jewish Life Cycle
Roberta Louis Goodman
Educating The Warrior: A Tibetan Buddhist Approach To Spiritual Growth
Richard C. Brown
Young MindsYouthful Buddhas: Developmental Rituals And Practices In Tibetan Buddhism
The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Narrative And Imagination: The Role Of Texts And Storytelling In Nurturing Spirituality In Judaism
Howard Schwartz
Sanctifying Time: A Jewish Perspective On Prayer, Holy Days,mand Blessings In The Life Of Children
Shoshana Silberman
Schooling The Heart: Introducing Catholic Youth To The Meaning And Practice Of Prayer
Robin Maas
Sacred Celebrations: The Role Of Festivals In Nurturing Hindu Children’s Spirituality
Melukote K. Sridhar
Reformed Spirits: Christian Practices In Presbyterian Preschools In South Korea And The United States
Kathy Dawson And Shin-Kyung Park
A Way Of Mind And Life: The Relationship Of Adolescent Catholic Spirituality To Life Structure
Michael Warren
Singing Hope And Practicing Justice: Adolescent Emancipatory Hope Embodied In The Life Of Ruby Doris Smith
Evelyn L. Parker
Repairing The World: The Place Of Mitzvoth In Children’s Spiritual Lives
Sherry H. Blumberg

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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. Featuring essays from thinkers representing the world’s major religious traditions, the book introduces new voices, challenges assumptions, raises new questions, and broadens the base of knowledge and investment in this important domain of life. It specifically and intentionally focuses on theological and philosophical perspectives from within religious traditions, creating space for the religious traditions to find their voices. Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality is firmly grounded in the language and priorities of religious studies, and helps stimulate explorations of whether and how religious communities are tapping their own wisdom and strengths in nurturing today’s young people in a complex and changing world. Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality will set the stage for new waves of scholarship and dialogue within and across traditions, disciplines, and cultures that will enrich understanding and strengthen how the world’s religious traditions, and others, understand and cultivate the spiritual lives of children and adolescents around the globe.