Canadian children’s perceptions of spirituality: diverse voices
Few researchers have explored children’s understandings of spirituality. Thus, Canadian children from different religious, spiritual and cultural backgrounds were asked open-ended questions concerning their spiritual thoughts, beliefs and experiences. Parents of participants completed a demographic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2012
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| In: |
International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2012, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-234 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Diversity B Faith B Children |
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| Summary: | Few researchers have explored children’s understandings of spirituality. Thus, Canadian children from different religious, spiritual and cultural backgrounds were asked open-ended questions concerning their spiritual thoughts, beliefs and experiences. Parents of participants completed a demographic questionnaire and reported children’s religious affiliation. Regardless of children’s religious background, six prominent themes emerged: (1) Positive feelings when praying or thinking about God, (2) God’s location, (3) God helps, (4) God as a listener, (5) Soul and spirit and (6) God is a comforter. Despite diverse faith orientations, children’s responses reflected similar conceptualisations of God as a listener and helper, and conversations with God served as a source of comfort and elicited feelings of happiness. Discussion involves educational implications of children’s spirituality for diverse learning contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8455 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2012.742040 |