Articles and Papers
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A little child will lead them |
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by Keith J. White |
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child theology, bible, children |
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There is a misconception of serious proportions among Christians that ‘the Bible says very little about children’. This particular quotation is taken from an otherwise well researched and documented Evangelical publication dated December 2000. It is the purpose of this paper to put the matter straight. After a brief survey of biblical material the beginnings of a theological framework for our role in God’s mission among children at risk is suggested.
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Adopted into the Family: Toward a Theology of Parenting |
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by David H. Jensen |
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Journal: Journal of Childhood and Religion, Issue: Issue 2, Volume: Volume 1, Year: 2010 |
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Family; Parenting; Altruism; Self-love; Aquinas; Browning; Adoption; Miller-McLemore; Gudorf; Gift; Commodity; Sacrifice |
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The Jensen family is somewhat erratic when it comes to mealtime devotions. We say
grace before dinner, most of the time, if we’re not too hurried or harried at the end of the day.
But usually we leave it at that. There have been seasons in our family’s life when we have tried other things: a brief lesson from the Bible, a short prayer from a children’s devotional, or some
open-ended response time when each of us—Finn, Grace, Molly and I—have named something
that we’re thankful for or something that we need help with. But even if the day doesn’t lend
itself to family devotion, I usually experience the short time before we start eating as sacred. On
many days, it’s the only time that the four of us are together in the same room. As a parent, I
look forward to that time together in the evening: where the people I love most of all in the world
are gathered in the same place, even if for a moment. That short time after we sit down and
before we lift our forks is an instant to give thanks for the people that I can’t imagine living
without.
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Child Theology In Canada |
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by Shelley Campagnola |
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As I think about the continued activity of the Child Theology Movement and my own heart for this, I wonder often how to express it in the Canadian context. There are many that assume we are much like the United States, but there are significant differences that have tremendous impact on how theology is understood and expressed. Consider for example, the following: (Continued...) |
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Child theology is born |
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by Keith J. White |
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child theology |
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The title of this paper took form during Advent last year. In the run up to Christmas there were the usual tasks – decorations, pantomime practices, Christmas cards, and a few sermons and talks. I wrote my usual article for Children Magazine on the theme of the marginalisation of children, and the editor gave it the headline ‘Left Out in the Stable’. (I never can get the title right and I admire those who can.) I had been wrestling with ‘Child Theology’ for some time and it was as I focused on the child-Christ, the baby in the manger, that the image of birth became a metaphor that seemed particularly and amusingly apt. One day perhaps Child Theology will toddle, go to school, perhaps even become a teenager…….but that line of thought risks becoming allegorical!
The paper is in two parts. First, let me say a few things about each word in the title: ‘Child’; ‘Theology’ and ‘Born’; and then I will seek to outline some of the opportunities, responsibilities and challenges that the process implies for those of us who are Christians living and working alongside children, young people and families.
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Insights into Child Theology through the Life and Work of Pandita Ramabai |
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by Keith J. White |
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Pandita Ramabai,Child Theology |
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This paper links two subjects, the life and work of Pandita Ramabai, and Child Theology, with which not everyone is familiar, and so it contains a brief summary of the key elements of each. Next issues arising from the emerging process of Child Theology are identified. These are considered in turn to see what insights the life and work of Ramabai provide for Child Theology.
The paper concludes with some ideas about future developments.
It begins with a prelude in which I describe how I came to be engaged in studying Ramabai, and with the development of Child Theology.
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The Child in the Bible: Chapter 16
"...Child in the Midst..."
from TCITB
Chapter 16 "'He Placed a Little
Child in the Midst": Jesus, the Kingdom, and Children
by Keith J. White |
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Journal: http://emergingkids.blogspot.com, Issue: Tuesday,
July 21, 2009, Volume: , Year: |
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children; Bible; Matthew 18; review;
"The Child in the Bible"; theology
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Mr White explores the Gospel of
Matthew in light of the child that Jesus placed in their midst. [TCITB
p. 355]
He finds ". . . some of the most significant child-related actions and
teachings of Jesus" in Matthew 18:1-14 . Jesus
talks about greatness in His kingdom, child-likeness, welcoming
children, God
not wanting any to be lost. The author says, ". . . Jesus freely and
deliberately chooses a little child as a way of challenging and
illuminating
the disciples' theological "discussion" or "argument" about
the kingdom [TCITB p. 353] Given all the other possible types of people
Jesus
could have chosen to place in their midst as examples, the author sees
children
as, among other things, a source of hope.[TCITB p. 354]
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The Contribution of Child Theology to the HCD Course and Beyond |
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by Keith J. White |
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Child Theology, HCD, Compassion International, The Growth of Love, Holistic Child Development |
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My intention is to describe what Child Theology is and what it offers to the whole of the HCD course and to participating seminaries.
It represents a unifying framework and foundation for HCD with contributions and challenges to each module.
It also welcomes the contributions and challenges from the real life situations of students and the rest of the course: the “wisdom of experience”.
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