Kathryn Kraft is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of East London (UK) and Global Research Technical Director at World Vision International.

• Introduction Section 1: What Religions Teach 1. Bahá’í Faith and The Spiritual Education of Children 2. Islamic Ethics: Guiding the Spiritual Development of Children 3. The Centrality of the Child and Child Well-being: The Humanizing Triad Section 2: Human Connectivity 4. Prophetic Parenting: How Spiritually-Informed Parenting Transforms the Parent-Child Journey 5. Humanitarian Workers as Vehicles for Transformative Love 6. Light upon Light: Insights about the spiritual and moral development of children and youth from 10,000 Baha’i neighborhood initiatives 7. Creating safe places for children - witnessing God's Love for them Section 3: Religious Traditions and Vulnerable Children 8. Transforming Childhood: Reimaging Christian Aid in the American Deep South through a Holistic Orthodox Lens 9. Healing through Buddhism: Experience of War-Affected Children in Sri Lanka 10. Spiritual Lockdown: Reflections on the Spiritual Formation of Children with Disability in Africa 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 12. Islamic teachings on spiritual development of children: practical resources during calamities 13. Blessing, “Shalom” and Lament: Biblical perspectives on Child Spirituality Index

Kathryn Kraft is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of East London (UK) and Global Research Technical Director at World Vision International.

• Introduction Section 1: What Religions Teach 1. Bahá’í Faith and The Spiritual Education of Children 2. Islamic Ethics: Guiding the Spiritual Development of Children 3. The Centrality of the Child and Child Well-being: The Humanizing Triad Section 2: Human Connectivity 4. Prophetic Parenting: How Spiritually-Informed Parenting Transforms the Parent-Child Journey 5. Humanitarian Workers as Vehicles for Transformative Love 6. Light upon Light: Insights about the spiritual and moral development of children and youth from 10,000 Baha’i neighborhood initiatives 7. Creating safe places for children - witnessing God's Love for them Section 3: Religious Traditions and Vulnerable Children 8. Transforming Childhood: Reimaging Christian Aid in the American Deep South through a Holistic Orthodox Lens 9. Healing through Buddhism: Experience of War-Affected Children in Sri Lanka 10. Spiritual Lockdown: Reflections on the Spiritual Formation of Children with Disability in Africa 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 12. Islamic teachings on spiritual development of children: practical resources during calamities 13. Blessing, “Shalom” and Lament: Biblical perspectives on Child Spirituality Index