1st Edition

Issues in Spiritual Formation in Early Lifespan Contexts

Edited By Martin Ubani, Sari Murtonen Copyright 2024
134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

This book focuses on the question of how different contexts are relevant in the shaping and expression of individual spirituality spanning from early childhood to young adulthood. Past decades have witnessed a strong expansion of research on spirituality and spiritual education. This expansion has proved to have many advantages in understanding the experiences, values, identities and behaviours of... Read more
1. Issues in spiritual formation in early lifespan contexts
 Martin Ubani and Sari Murtonen
 
2. Towards a symbol literacy approach in the education of children
 Adrian-Mario Gellel
 
3. (Spi)ritual interaction in musical activity for infants in the church space – a qualitative analysis
 Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen and Inkeri Ruokonen
 
4. The holistic and spiritual relevance of Bible stories among Finnish 10-year-old pupils: a classroom case study
 Raili Keränen-Pantsu and Martin Ubani
 
5. Do students feel authentic in integrated RE? A quantitative analysis
 Martin Ubani
 
6. The attitudes of British Buddhist teens towards school and Religious Education
 Phra Nicholas Thanissaro
 
7. Teaching worldviews through creative drama for religious education in Turkey
 Aybiçe Tosun
 
8. The role of music in young adults’ spiritual development
 Sari Murtonen

Biography

Martin Ubani is Professor of Religious Education at the University of Eastern Finland. His research concerns religious and spiritual education in education, and teacher education. Ubani has been a Visiting Researcher at the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, Israel since 2016.

Sari Murtonen is PhD student at the School of Theology, University of Eastern Finland. Her main subject is Religious Education. Her research concerns young adults, spirituality, and spiritual development.