Children and the Imago Dei: A Reformed Proposal Regarding the Spiritual Openness of the Child
The spiritual openness of the child has been explained by their being at their existential limits and more open to mystery. This results in a non-directive approach to ministry, affirming every response and emphasizing the creative nature of the ṣeleʿm. This article proposes that a child is a "...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2019]
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Christian education journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-17 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDD Protestant Church NBE Anthropology RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Image of God B Pedagogy B Childhood B Creativity |
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| Summary: | The spiritual openness of the child has been explained by their being at their existential limits and more open to mystery. This results in a non-directive approach to ministry, affirming every response and emphasizing the creative nature of the ṣeleʿm. This article proposes that a child is a "wiggly mirror," able to reflect divine glory or created idols which better enables us to understand the process of ministry to children and to construct a more robust pedagogy. |
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| ISSN: | 2378-525X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian education journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0739891319865911 |