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245	0	0	_aChildren's spirituality : _bChristian perspectives, research, and applications / _csenior editor, Donald Ratcliff ; associate editors, Marcia McQuitty ... [et al.].
260			_aEugene, OR : _bCascade Books, _c2004.
300			_a424 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
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500			_aThe "Children's spirituality conference : Christian perspectives" conference was held on June 8-11, 2003 at Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aI. Definitions, theologies, theories and methods of research. Identifying children's spirituality, Walter Wangerin's perspectives, and an overview of this book / Donald Ratcliff with Scottie May -- Children and mature spirituality / Jerome Berryman -- Historical perspectives on children in the church : resources for spiritual formation and a theology of childhood today / Marcia J. Bunge -- Biblical perspectives on developmental grace for nurturing children's spirituality / Klaus Issler -- Unless you become as one of these : biblical perspectives on children's spirituality / Shelley Campagnola -- Christian perspectives on children's spirituality : social science contributions? / Rebecca Nye -- A sociocultural perspective on children's spiritual development / Wendy Haight -- Exploring scientific and theological perspective on children's spirituality / Eugene C. Roehlkepartain -- Children in Wesleyan thought / Catherine Stonehouse -- Children's spiritual experiences and the brain / Scottie May and Donald Ratcliff -- How shall we study children's spirituality? / Chris J. Boyatzis and Babette T. Newman --
505	0		_aII. Encouraging children's spirituality in the home. The co-construction of spiritual meaning in parent-child communication / Chris J. Boyatzis -- The child's concept of God / Joyce E. Bellous, Simone de Roos, and William Summey -- From doctrine to practice : the influence of the doctrine of original sin on Puritan child-rearing / Timothy A. Sisemore -- III. Encouraging children's spirituality in the church. Six children seeking God : exploring childhood spiritual development in context / Dana Kennamer Hood -- Children in congregations : congregations as contexts for children's spiritual growth / Joyce Ann Mercer, Deborah L. Matthews, and Scott Walz -- Nurturing children's spirituality in intergenerational Christian settings / Holly Catterton Allen -- A narrative of children's spirituality : African American and Latino theological perspectives / Karen Crozier and Elizabeth Conde-Frazier --
505	0		_aIV. Encouraging children's spirituality in the school and other contexts. Narrative and the moral education of the Christian child / Victoria M. Ford and Esther Wong -- The ecology and social dynamics of childhood spirituality / James Riley Estep, Jr. and Lillian Breckenridge -- Using developmentally appropriate practice in faith-based early childhood settings / Joyce Ruppell -- Spiritual influences in helping children to cope with life stressors / Sara Pendleton, Ethan Benore, Katherine Jonas, Wendy Norwood, and Carol Herrmann -- Ministering to unchurched, urban, at-risk children / Gary C. Newton -- V. Reflecting on the past and looking to the future. Looking back, looking forward : reflections on the conference and anticipation of the future / Kevin E. Lawson -- Appendix A: Children's ministry models / Scottie May and others -- Appendix B: Theological life of a California child / Earl Barnes with Miss Ora Boring.
650		0	_aChildren _xReligious life _vCongresses.
650		0	_aChristian education of children _vCongresses.
650		0	_aSpiritual life _xChristianity _vCongresses.
700	1		_aRatcliff, Donald.
700	1		_aMcQuitty, Marcia G.
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