1st Edition
Children, Religion and Development Perspectives on Spirituality and Practice
Introduction
Kathryn Kraft
Section 1: What Religions Teach
1. Bahá’í Faith and the Spiritual Education of Children
Victoria Talwar and Nadia Khalili
2. Islamic Ethics: Guiding the Spiritual Development of Children
Siti Noraida Mohamad Habibullah
3. The Centrality of the Child and Child Well-Being: The Humanizing Triad
Rohan Gideon
Section 2: Human Connectivity
4. Prophetic Parenting: How Spiritually Informed Parenting Transforms the Parent–Child Journey
Sahar Dandan
5. Humanitarian Workers as Vehicles for Transformative Love
Rosalind Lim-Tan
6. Light upon Light: Insights about the Spiritual and Moral Development of Children and Youth from 10,000 Baha’i Neighbourhood Initiatives
Marie Gervais
7. Creating Safe Places for Children: Witnessing God's Love for Them
Šimo Maršić
Section 3: Religious Traditions and Vulnerable Children
8. Transforming Childhood: Reimaging Christian Aid in the American Deep South through a Holistic Orthodox Lens
Jason Foster
9. Healing through Buddhism: Experience of War-Affected Children in Sri Lanka
Kumari Thoradeniya
10. Spiritual Lockdown: Reflections on the Spiritual Formation of Children with Disability in Africa
Seyram B. Amenyedzi
Section 4: Specific Rituals
11. Practices Related to Supernatural Powers for the Spiritual Well-Being of Children among Buddhists in Sri Lanka: A Study of Milk Mother Rituals Related to Goddess Pattini
Sarath Amarasinghe
12. Islamic Teachings on Spiritual Development of Children: Practical Resources during Calamities
Shahd Fulath Khan, Sayema Zulfeqar and Rania Awaad
13. Blessing, “Shalom”, and Lament: Biblical perspectives on Child Spirituality
Tim J. Davy
Index
Biography
Kathryn Kraft is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of East London (UK) and Global Research Technical Director at World Vision International.
