Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843007
Nafiseh Zarei, A. Hoseini, Nikzad Issa Zadeh, A. Kazemnejad
ABSTRACT One of the recommended treatments for reducing anxiety is spiritual care. This study surveys the effect of prayer painting on spiritual life and anxiety in 7–11-year-old children with immunodeficiency diseases. This experimental research used convenience sampling. Data were collected through the Children’s Spirituality Lives (CSL) and the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) which were filled before, one week after and one month after the intervention. Samples were asked to paint their prayers to God over six sessions. Mean score for CSL was 105.85 ± 8.6 before intervention, 108.45 ± 10.22 one week after and 107 ± 8.2 one month after intervention. Anxiety was 10.24 ± 6.33, 7.76 ± 5.36, and 6.52 ± 4.88 respectively with a significant difference (P < 0.001). The results show that prayer painting can be recommended as an anxiety-reducing practice and that the effect of painting on children’s spiritual life requires more studies.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843412
A. Dillen
ABSTRACT Reflections on ‘child theology’ are often linked to contexts of schools (especially in German literature) or parishes/congregations, where children’s spirituality can be nourished or where they can be supported in their theological thinking. This article will broaden these more ‘traditional’ contexts, and will deal with examples of children’s spirituality and theologizing with children in a context of a hospital or after a migration experience. On the basis of examples of research in various international contexts, especially with children who had to deal with complex personal or political related challenges or even trauma (illness, murder, war, migration, …), a more fundamental question will be asked: what is the role of the context in which children develop their own spirituality and it which others (mostly adults) support them in theologizing? Examples of recent empirical research will be discussed in dialogue with the postcolonial practical theological work of Courtney Goto on the ‘idolisation of context’ (2018). Theological questions will be asked about the relationship between ‘spirituality’ and ‘theologizing’ on the one hand and universal/global/general characteristics or more local, contextual approaches on the other hand.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853370
J. Bellous
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843008
A. (Jos) de Kock
ABSTRACT This article explains why learning in encounter is a promising approach for current youth ministry practices. In particular, learning in encounter in relationship to spiritual development in the practices of youth ministry in Protestant evangelical faith communities in Flanders (Belgium) is explored focusing on two layers of normativity: (1) the layer of discourses in these practices and (2) the layer of professional theories in these practices. The author argues for the consequences that this exploration offers for the further direction of empirical research on learning in encounter for the spiritual development of children and youth in Protestant evangelical communities in Flanders.
{"title":"Learning in encounter and spiritual development in stressful times: a reflection from the perspective of protestant evangelical youth ministry practices in Flanders","authors":"A. (Jos) de Kock","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843008","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article explains why learning in encounter is a promising approach for current youth ministry practices. In particular, learning in encounter in relationship to spiritual development in the practices of youth ministry in Protestant evangelical faith communities in Flanders (Belgium) is explored focusing on two layers of normativity: (1) the layer of discourses in these practices and (2) the layer of professional theories in these practices. The author argues for the consequences that this exploration offers for the further direction of empirical research on learning in encounter for the spiritual development of children and youth in Protestant evangelical communities in Flanders.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1843008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46913636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853371
Deborah L. Schein
{"title":"Wonder - the extraordinary power of an ordinary experience","authors":"Deborah L. Schein","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853371","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853371","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43591894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1826411
K. Kaiser, Ulrich Riegel
ABSTRACT The gendered experiences of boys and girls in their daily lives appear to predict the motifs that children use to express their concepts of God. At the same time, gender-typical behaviour seems to steer the processes by which these concepts are articulated. This paper tests both of these effects of gender on children’s concepts of God by replicating the method of material collage. The sample consists of n = 51 children attending denominational religious education in a German primary school. The analysis shows that boys significantly more often express their concept of God via technical objects, while girls more often use natural motifs. In this process girls significantly more often use soft material than do boys, whereas the two sexes do not differ significantly in their utilisation of hard material. The results confirm the effect of gender-stereotypes on the expression of children’s God concepts.
{"title":"Differences in children’s concepts of god. A replication study based on creative tasks with different materials","authors":"K. Kaiser, Ulrich Riegel","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2020.1826411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1826411","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The gendered experiences of boys and girls in their daily lives appear to predict the motifs that children use to express their concepts of God. At the same time, gender-typical behaviour seems to steer the processes by which these concepts are articulated. This paper tests both of these effects of gender on children’s concepts of God by replicating the method of material collage. The sample consists of n = 51 children attending denominational religious education in a German primary school. The analysis shows that boys significantly more often express their concept of God via technical objects, while girls more often use natural motifs. In this process girls significantly more often use soft material than do boys, whereas the two sexes do not differ significantly in their utilisation of hard material. The results confirm the effect of gender-stereotypes on the expression of children’s God concepts.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1826411","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48083160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853369
J. Lee
{"title":"Curriculum paradigms and perspectives of life and spiritual education: Contrast and diversity","authors":"J. Lee","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1853369","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48879759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1848810
C. Robinson
ABSTRACT This investigation focussed on educators’ own personal understandings and experiences in spirituality as well as their understandings of, and practices in, promoting children’s spirituality. The context was faith-based early learning centres in Western Australia (WA) that cater for 3 and 4 year old children. The educators in these faith-based centres were the focus of the research presented in this paper. Early learning centres require their educators to implement the mandated document Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework which outlines pedagogical principles, practices and learning outcomes to assist educators in attending to children’s holistic development, including their spirituality. Interviews, observations and planning documents were analysed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Qualitative Content Analysis, respectively. Findings demonstrate a clear need for educators to experience personal spiritual formation as well as information on pedagogical practices to promote children’s spirituality.
{"title":"To be ‘formed’ and ‘informed’: early years’ educators’ perspectives of spirituality and its affordance in faith-based early learning centres","authors":"C. Robinson","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2020.1848810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1848810","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This investigation focussed on educators’ own personal understandings and experiences in spirituality as well as their understandings of, and practices in, promoting children’s spirituality. The context was faith-based early learning centres in Western Australia (WA) that cater for 3 and 4 year old children. The educators in these faith-based centres were the focus of the research presented in this paper. Early learning centres require their educators to implement the mandated document Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework which outlines pedagogical principles, practices and learning outcomes to assist educators in attending to children’s holistic development, including their spirituality. Interviews, observations and planning documents were analysed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Qualitative Content Analysis, respectively. Findings demonstrate a clear need for educators to experience personal spiritual formation as well as information on pedagogical practices to promote children’s spirituality.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2020.1848810","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42135311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-02DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2020.1790774
J. Lee
‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope’. (Romans 15:13, English Standard Version) ‘Sincerity is the way to...
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Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1080/1364436x.2020.1823333
Jack V. Sewell
ABSTRACT Over a five-month period 14 young people participated in focus groups exploring art , kept personal journals, and had individual interviews. Group conversations covered personal issues, environmental concerns, metaphysics, theology, ethics and prayer while their processes encompassed creating metaphor and story, challenging each other to make it personal or justify their stance, and sketching. The theoretical base brought adolescent development and spiritual formation alongside theological aesthetics, while methodology was informed by narrative theory. The resulting composite narratives revealed the way in which parallel strategies – interviews, focus groups, journals – not only functioned as useful data-collection, but more importantly became a unified strategy that undergirded the research and reinforced the findings. Findings included: the role of imagination and processes of spiritual narration; the ways in which art creates sacred space, affects the whole person and addresses the same existential questions as spirituality;embodied response and enactment, and creation of future hope.
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