Joining a growing number of childhood studies scholars who stress the need to engage in child-centered research and learn about children’s religious experiences from children themselves, I have conducted a qualitative research study that explores how second graders interpret their experiences of a particular religious ritual—the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This article analyzes 73 interviews of Catholic second graders about their experiences of this sacrament, its various meanings, and its moral and spiritual effects. A key contribution of this research is the identification of a strong asso-ciation between children’s perceived sense of agency (or lack thereof) and (1) their affective and attitudinal response, (2) whether the sacrament is ...
This project explores the theological meaning-making of nineteen children in four culturally- distin...
Attention to the spiritual flourishing of young children contributes to their well-being, both their...
This thesis is about Christian children's perspectives on religion in Tamil Nadu, India. More specif...
Joining a growing number of childhood studies scholars who stress the need to engage in child-center...
Despite a long-standing historical debate in Catholicism about whether second grade is an age-approp...
Despite a long-standing historical debate in Catholicism about whether second grade is an age-approp...
Book description: How important is childhood in the spiritual formation of a person? How do children...
In the Catholic faith tradition, the home is seen as the primal space for the child's religious soci...
Reconciliation is one of the dominant themes of this Jubilee Year 2000. This article explores the th...
Book description: Research in religious studies has traditionally focused on adult subjects since wo...
Children are not clay tablets upon which adults can etch predetermined futures. Rather, children are...
This theoretical paper discusses the spirituality of childhood within the context of Catholic sacram...
Recent interest in philosophy of religion on religious practice more generally, and liturgical ritua...
This article contributes to a theology of childhood in the context of recent research in the social ...
The study of religion and religious education (RE) has become a significant educational issue in Ire...
This project explores the theological meaning-making of nineteen children in four culturally- distin...
Attention to the spiritual flourishing of young children contributes to their well-being, both their...
This thesis is about Christian children's perspectives on religion in Tamil Nadu, India. More specif...
Joining a growing number of childhood studies scholars who stress the need to engage in child-center...
Despite a long-standing historical debate in Catholicism about whether second grade is an age-approp...
Despite a long-standing historical debate in Catholicism about whether second grade is an age-approp...
Book description: How important is childhood in the spiritual formation of a person? How do children...
In the Catholic faith tradition, the home is seen as the primal space for the child's religious soci...
Reconciliation is one of the dominant themes of this Jubilee Year 2000. This article explores the th...
Book description: Research in religious studies has traditionally focused on adult subjects since wo...
Children are not clay tablets upon which adults can etch predetermined futures. Rather, children are...
This theoretical paper discusses the spirituality of childhood within the context of Catholic sacram...
Recent interest in philosophy of religion on religious practice more generally, and liturgical ritua...
This article contributes to a theology of childhood in the context of recent research in the social ...
The study of religion and religious education (RE) has become a significant educational issue in Ire...
This project explores the theological meaning-making of nineteen children in four culturally- distin...
Attention to the spiritual flourishing of young children contributes to their well-being, both their...
This thesis is about Christian children's perspectives on religion in Tamil Nadu, India. More specif...