The first act of love is to listen: children and spiritual formation

Karen A Lundwall

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The first act of love is to listen: children and spiritual formation

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Karen A Lundwall. The First Act of Love Is to Listen: Children and Spiritual Formation. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5b8e6fb4-9c13-42a1-9426-b0f017021b2a?locale=de.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

K. A. Lundwall. The first act of love is to listen: children and spiritual formation. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5b8e6fb4-9c13-42a1-9426-b0f017021b2a?locale=de

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Karen A Lundwall. The First Act of Love Is to Listen: Children and Spiritual Formation. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5b8e6fb4-9c13-42a1-9426-b0f017021b2a?locale=de.

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Karen A Lundwall

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There are limitations in understanding spiritual formation in theories based on stages of faith, or faith development, and in an instructional model of nurturing faith. In a new paradigm, listening to children and their experiences of the presence of God is central. Research included reading based on stage theory, and material that critiques it, proposing other models for spiritual formation; interviews with children in Christian education classes; observation of Montessori classrooms; and incorporating some new models into parish ministry. Children welcome the opportunity to talk about their experiences, their beliefs, and their questions about God, and to teach adults who listen and take them seriously.

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