Buddhist Understanding of Childhood Spirituality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buddhist Understanding of Childhood Spirituality write by Alexander von Gontard. This book was released on 2017-07-21. Buddhist Understanding of Childhood Spirituality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, Alexander von Gontard, a child psychiatrist, uses the language, thought and imagery of Buddhism to explore the spirituality of children. The book begins by exploring the Buddha's own childhood and the 'divine child' in Buddhism, a key archetype in Jungian psychology. The author defines the spirituality and religiosity of children and adolescents and identifies manifestations of spirituality in children, such as experiences of awe and wonder, and favourable conditions for spirituality, such as silence, nature, extreme conditions and mindfulness. Drawing on his own experience working with children in therapeutic practice, von Gontard discusses the parallels between spontaneous spirituality seen in childhood and the Buddha's teachings. Revealing how the spiritual insights and experiences of children and adolescents can uncover a deep and wise understanding of human life that is compatible with the Buddha's teachings, this book will be of particular interest to professionals and academics in psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, education and religious studies.
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality write by Karen-Marie Yust. This book was released on 2006. Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. 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.
Understanding Children's Spirituality
Understanding Children's Spirituality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Children's Spirituality write by Kevin E. Lawson. This book was released on 2012-03-22. Understanding Children's Spirituality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How important is childhood in the spiritual formation of a person? How do children experience God in the context of their lives as they grow? What does God do in the lives of children to draw them to himself and help them grow into a vital relationship with him? How can adults who care about children better support their spiritual growth and direct it toward relationship with God through Jesus Christ? These are critical questions that church leaders face as they consider how best to nurture the faith of the children God brings into our lives. In this book, over two dozen Christian scholars and ministry leaders explore important issues about the spiritual life of children and ways parents, church leaders, and others who care about children can promote their spiritual formation.
The Soul of Education
The Soul of Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Soul of Education write by Rachael Kessler. This book was released on 2000. The Soul of Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores the spiritual dimension of education, and discusses ways to nourish the spiritual development of adolescents in public schools without violating anyone's legal rights.
The Spiritual Child
The Spiritual Child - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spiritual Child write by Dr. Lisa Miller. This book was released on 2015-05-05. The Spiritual Child available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows that children who have a positive, active relationship to spirituality: * are 40% less likely to use and abuse substances * are 60% less likely to be depressed as teenagers * are 80% less likely to have dangerous or unprotected sex * have significantly more positive markers for thriving including an increased sense of meaning and purpose, and high levels of academic success. Combining cutting-edge research with broad anecdotal evidence from her work as a clinical psychologist to illustrate just how invaluable spirituality is to a child's mental and physical health, Miller translates these findings into practical advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop and encourage their children's—as well as their own—well-being. In this provocative, conversation-starting book, Dr. Miller presents us with a pioneering new way to think about parenting our modern youth.
