Making room
A place for children’s spirituality in the Christian church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Nicole Ingersoll, Heather Ingersoll (0000-0002-6733-0130, Seattle Pacific University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 164-178 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/1364436x.2014.979774 |
| OpenAlex | W2045052127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
A relatively uncharted territory until recently, the concept of children as innate spiritual beings has garnered significant attention among scholars over the past two decades. The more that is learned about children’s spirituality, the more apparent it becomes that the Christian church in the United States generally fails to provide sufficient space for children to explore, develop and share their spirituality. This potentially leads children to suppress or disconnect from their spirituality in later years and also deprives a Christian community of the ability to learn and grow from children’s unique experiences of God and spirituality. This paper examines the underlying theories that foster environments among Christian churches where the ennoblement of a ‘grown-up faith’ and the resulting power adults hold because of that, inhibit the ability for children to be regarded and approached as capable of spiritual and faithful beliefs and understanding apart from adult intervention
Epistemology · Faith · Sociology · Spiritual development · Spirituality · Christian Theology and Mission · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology
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Childhood
Whither the Children? Childhood in Religious Education
Situated Learning
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |