Shining Lights in Unexpected Corners
New angles on young children's spiritual development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Eaude (0000-0001-6242-1458, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-162 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13644360304630 |
| OpenAlex | W2087687368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this article I consider how an inclusive understanding of young children's spiritual development can be enriched by research within the psychoanalytic tradition and cognitive psychology. I discuss difficulties of language and definition and suggest that thinking of spiritual experience as a type of experience rather than of spirituality or spiritual development may be helpful. Rather than working from a pre-determined definition, I argue that the meaning of spiritual experience is illuminated by considering a wide range of children's maturational and developmental needs and considering the boundaries of what may coherently be included as spiritual experience. In exploring research within these two traditions I suggest the integration of the personality as an end-point of spiritual experience which avoids a linear, upward idea of spiritual development. Finally, I consider the implications for research, about spiritual experience itself and for children and their teachers
Adult Development · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Personality · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Religious experience · Spiritual development · Spirituality · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.55 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |