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by David Heller (Author) "When I overhear a parent turning deaf to the heartfelt expressions of a child, or even scoffing at the child's belief, I remind myself that..." (more)
Key Phrases: deity conceptions, deity representations, family interpretation, Becky Sue, Old Testament, Ann Arbor (more...)
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Twenty girls and twenty boys, ten each from Baptist, Catholic, Jewish, and Hindu families, all between the ages of four and twelve, provided the material upon which psychologist Heller draws in order to tell us what children think about God. Some of the children's ideas are stereotypical: the boys think of God as pragmatically ra tional and distant; the girls think of God as aesthetically oriented and close. But readers may also be sur prised at the depth and freshness of the ideas expressed by these children. Since our ideas of God are rooted in our childhoods, this book helps us un derstand our own thinking. We learn, too, how responsible we and our adult world are for children's thinking about God. Certainly recommended for reli gion and psychology collections, but also for general collections. John Moryl, Yeshiva Univ. Lib., New York
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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How do children imagine God? Surprisingly, few researchers have asked this question. In crayon drawings, doll-play, letters, and carefully designed interviews, the forty children in David Heller's study reveal a rich array of spiritual imagery. Though Heller does find some differing views attributable to age, gender, and religious background (the children were Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Hindu), he discovers to a surprising degree a common vision of God that cuts across ethnic and religious differences. He also considers related issues of school prayer and the psychology of religion.


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When I overhear a parent turning deaf to the heartfelt expressions of a child, or even scoffing at the child's belief, I remind myself that I too have been guilty- guilty of not taking children's communications seriously enough. Read the first page
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deity conceptions, deity representations, family interpretation, family scenario, maternal imagery, forty children, play scenarios
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Becky Sue, Old Testament, Ann Arbor, Garden of Eden, Hans Küng, Sigmund Freud, Vanden Burgt, William James
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