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Understanding how a child’s faith forms is crucial to knowing how adults can most significantly enhance the child’s spiritual development. This book provides parents, teachers, and Christian education leaders with valuable insights into spiritual formation during childhood.

With a biblical perspective as a starting point and a recognition of the crucial role of both the family and the faith community, Stonehouse reviews important contributions from noted child development experts Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and James Fowler. This overview gives insight into the processes of psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development in children and adolescents.

Stonehouse concludes with solid guidelines for designing children’s ministries. By carefully “setting the stage” through liturgy, sacred stories, and parables, Christian educators can help children meet with God. Quiet times of “godly play,” carefully adapted to the age level of the child, enable adults to join with children on the journey toward deeper intimacy with God.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baker Academic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 1998
Edition ‏ : ‎ 36300th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801058074
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801058073
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #417,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,148 in Christian Faith (Books) #1,198 in Religious Faith #8,976 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books)
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