Children and Spirituality

Brendan Hyde PhD is a lecturer in the National School of Religious Education at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, and a Member of the Australian College of Educators. Brendan has authored several scholarly articles and book chapters exploring the spirituality of children, and he regularly presents his work at international conferences.

A fascinating book... If it makes education policy makers, teachers in school and church and parents aware of the spirituality of children and how they can nurture and foster this, our children will indeed grow in body, mind and spirit.

• Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1: Preparing the Ground. 1. Introduction. 2. Mapping the Terrain. 3. Research on the Spirituality of Childhood. 4. An Approach for Understanding the Expressions of Human Life. Part 2: The Characteristics of Children's Spirituality. A Preface to Part 2. 5. The Felt Sense. 6. Integrating Awareness. 7. Weaving the Threads of Meaning. 8. Spiritual Questing. 9. Factors that Inhibit Spirituality. 10. Nurturing the Spiritual Dimension of Children's Lives. Notes. Bibliography. Subject Index. Author Index.