Gateways to spirituality : pre-school through grade twelve / Peter W. Cobb, editor. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cobb, Peter W.

Series:

Studies in education and spirituality, 1527-8247 ; v. 7

Studies in education and spirituality Gateways to spirituality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious education of children--United States.

Religious education of children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 298 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Gateways to Spirituality: Pre-School through Grade Twelve focuses on spiritual formation in American pre-collegiate education. Its fifteen contributors advance distinctive views about the connections that exist between spirituality, learning, social and ethical consciousness, and community life. The book will be useful to educators who wish to acknowledge youth spirituality in ways that are informed, fair, constitutional, and inclusive. School administrators, teachers, counselors, and chaplains who are interested in issues of liberal education and spirituality, who wish to take religious diversity and spiritual identity seriously, and who offer courses in religious studies will find Gateways to Spirituality an invaluable resource."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Peter W. Cobb

Pre-school spirituality : children's gifts and our response / Catherine Powell

In search of attributes : exploring the potential of sacred objects in teaching and learning about world religions / Amanda Millay Hughes

Spiritual giftedness : identifying and measuring "religious genius" / Arthur J. Schwartz

PassagesWays : a model for fostering spiritual formation of students and teachers in schools / Rachael Kessler

The net of faith : religious studies, campus ministry, and Christian service in a religious secondary school / Ramona Bascom

Resurrecting the spirit : acknowledging the inner life in the world of boarding schools / Meera S. Viswanathan

Rethinking high school world religions : pedagogical options for addressing ethical and cultural relativism / Manish K. Mishra.

Pilgrims and pilgrimage : a thematic introduction for secondary school students to the study of religion / Timothy L. Morehouse

In the end is our beginning / Mark Rigg

Walking the talk : the classroom as spirituality workshop / John J. Roberts

Religion, spirituality, and education in a (not entirely) secular culture / Warren A. Nord

Freedom for Narcissus, too : liberating the spiritual dimension of the religious student / Matthew Hicks

Religion in the public schools : released time reconsidered / Jonathan Vinson

Interfaith service-learning / Eboo Patel

God's autograph : taking the soul seriously in the classroom / Patricia M. Lyons

Conclusion / Ann M. Thurber.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph