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9781474251105 English 1474251102 Divided into five thematic parts, this provides both classic and contemporary readings from a range of perspectives, including the social-scientific, theological, and historical. Case studies range from Augustine's description of childhood in "Confessions," the contemporary psychology of religion and childhood, to religion in children's literature, and Islamic education. - Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, in the UK and Europe, USA and South Asia - An introduction situates each thematic part, and each reading is contextualised by the editors - Guidance on further reading and study questions are provided, and links to further resources can be found on the book's webpageContemporary debates about the place of religion and secularity in society are often particularly intense when these concern children. From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location and future of religion in public and everyday social life. Many of these debates are related to wider questions about the distinctiveness of childhood and its religious dimensions in historical perspective. "The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion and Childhood "provides a rich resource for students of this interdisciplinary field., From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location of religion in public and everyday social life, and children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings because they represent the future of religious and secular communities, even of society itself." The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion and Childhood "provides a rich resource for students and scholars of this interdisciplinary field, and addresses wider questions about the distinctiveness of childhood and its religious dimensions in historical and contemporary perspective. Divided into five thematic parts," "the volume provides classic, contemporary, and specially commissioned readings from a range of perspectives, including the sociological, anthropological, historical, and theological. Case studies range from Augustine's description of childhood in "Confessions," the psychology of religion and childhood, to religion in children's literature, religious education, and Qur'anic schools. - Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, in the UK and Europe, USA, Latin America and Africa - An introduction situates each thematic part, and each reading is contextualised by the editors - Guidance on further reading and study questions are provided on the book's webpage
9781474251105 English 1474251102 Divided into five thematic parts, this provides both classic and contemporary readings from a range of perspectives, including the social-scientific, theological, and historical. Case studies range from Augustine's description of childhood in "Confessions," the contemporary psychology of religion and childhood, to religion in children's literature, and Islamic education. - Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, in the UK and Europe, USA and South Asia - An introduction situates each thematic part, and each reading is contextualised by the editors - Guidance on further reading and study questions are provided, and links to further resources can be found on the book's webpageContemporary debates about the place of religion and secularity in society are often particularly intense when these concern children. From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location and future of religion in public and everyday social life. Many of these debates are related to wider questions about the distinctiveness of childhood and its religious dimensions in historical perspective. "The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion and Childhood "provides a rich resource for students of this interdisciplinary field., From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location of religion in public and everyday social life, and children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings because they represent the future of religious and secular communities, even of society itself." The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion and Childhood "provides a rich resource for students and scholars of this interdisciplinary field, and addresses wider questions about the distinctiveness of childhood and its religious dimensions in historical and contemporary perspective. Divided into five thematic parts," "the volume provides classic, contemporary, and specially commissioned readings from a range of perspectives, including the sociological, anthropological, historical, and theological. Case studies range from Augustine's description of childhood in "Confessions," the psychology of religion and childhood, to religion in children's literature, religious education, and Qur'anic schools. - Religious traditions covered include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, in the UK and Europe, USA, Latin America and Africa - An introduction situates each thematic part, and each reading is contextualised by the editors - Guidance on further reading and study questions are provided on the book's webpage