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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Spirituality

the spiritual child and Jewish childhood

Michael J. Shire

pp. 301-318

Abstract

This chapter reviews the research pertaining to the spirituality of children, religious development and theologies of childhood seeking to draw upon this research to explore the following questions: How can the spirituality of children be characterised and expressed in Jewish terms? What tools can be used to best understand the nature of the spiritual child? How can faith be formed in children by means of a Jewish religious education and what educational implications are there for nurturing the spirituality in the context of a Jewish childhood? The main findings in each category of research are identified and their significance discussed for Jewish education. Finally, questions for further study are identified in order to enable Jewish educators to more fully incorporate religious development, the child as spiritual being and Jewish theologies of childhood into their practice.

Publication details

Published in:

Miller Helena, Grant Lisa, Pomson Alex (2011) International handbook of Jewish education. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 301-318

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0354-4_18

Full citation:

Shire Michael J. (2011) „Spirituality: the spiritual child and Jewish childhood“, In: H. Miller, L. Grant & A. Pomson (eds.), International handbook of Jewish education, Dordrecht, Springer, 301–318.