Spiritual Education in a Divided World
Social, Environmental and Pedagogical Perspectives on the Spirituality of Children and Young People
Price: $140.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-39191-7
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 15th March 2007
- Pages: 216
About the Book
In the era of globalization debate has turned to the vital need for a thorough understanding of its impact on the spirituality and health of the youth of today. Spiritual Education in a Divided World recognises the urgent need for effective research in this area. This exceptional volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle the key questions. Bringing together leading international experts, including Zygmunt and Mary Grey, the book combines research and training issues with practical professional experiences.
The first section examines how globalized patterns of economics, conflict and consumerism are affecting the spirituality and imagination of children, young people and their families. In the second and third sections, practical responses from research and from professional experience are presented and critically evaluated.
Readers in professions across teaching, youth work, social work, chaplaincy, nursing, mental health, as well as those concerned with community economics and environmental issues, will find in this volume an exciting, diverse and coherent collection of essays which offers wider perspectives on their work.
This book was previously published as a special issue of The International Journal of Children’s Spirituality.
Table of Contents
1. Children Make you Happier ... and Poorer. Diagnosis. 2. The Disenchantment and Re-Enchantment of Childhood in the Climate of Globalisation 3. The Child as Consumer: A North American Problem of Ambivalence Concerning the Spirituality of Childhood in Late Capitalist Consumer Culture 4. Violence, Fundamentalism and Education 5. Green Issues in Education. Praxis. 6. Impediments to the Realisation of Spiritual Education in Hong Kong, and their Possible Mitigation 7. Education for Hope in a Third World Culture: A Review of an Indigenous Educational Project in Uganda and its Spiritual Foundation 8. "Just Tell Them Stories": The Nurture of the Spirit of the Child in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials 9. Wrestling with the Spirit(ual): Grappling with Theory and Location 10. What is on a Child’s Spiritual Agenda? 11. A Methodology for Addressing Spiritual Education within Religious Education 12. Connection, Resilience and Empathy: the Spiritual Aspects of Education 13. Children’s Spirituality in Social Context: A South African Example 14. Creating an Idyllic World for Children’s Spiritual Formation 15. "Spiritual Development" and Inclusivity: The Need for a Critical Democratic Approach 16. A Risky Business: The Potential of Groupwork for Spiritual Education
About the Author(s)
Dr Cathy Ota is Senior Research Fellow in the Working With Others Research and Education Unit at the University of Brighton, UK. She is co-editor of the International Journal of Children’s Spirituality.
Dr Mark Chater is curriculum adviser with responsibility for Religious Education at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, based in London, UK, and is Honorary Research Fellow at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln. He is a consulting editor of the International Journal of Children's Spirituality.