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Children, Churches and Christian Learning

Contents

Contributors

Preface

PART ONE: BIBLE AND CHURCH

1. Children in the Old Testament and in Early Judaism

2. Children in the New Testament

3. Theology of Childhood

4. Baptism and Confirmation

5. Children and Communion

6. Sunday School Movement

7. The Child in the Church

PART TWO: CHILDREN AND FAITH

8. Approaching Christian Education

9. Christian Nurture

10. Faith Development

11. Moral Development

12. Attitude toward Religion

13. Religious and Spiritual Experience

14. Religious Thinking and the Bible

15. Religious Attitudes

16. Children and Prayer

17. Personality and Learning Styles

PART THREE: CHILDREN AND SCHOOL

18. The Fourth R

19. The Way Ahead

20. RE in Community Schools

21. Assemblies in Community Schools

22. Church Schools

23. RE in Church Schools

24. Assemblies in Church Schools

25. Moral Education

26. Spiritual, Personal and Social Education

27. Learning about Other Faiths

Appendix to Part 3: Key Stages

PART FOUR: MINISTRY AND CHILDREN

28. All Age Learning and Worship

29. Using the Lectionary

30. Evangelism and Outreach

31. Home and Family

32. Pastoral Care, Parents and Education

33. The Law and the Child

34. Child Protection

PART FIVE: CHILDREN AND CHANGE

35. Babies and Infants (0-3 Years)

36. Pre-school Children (3-5 Years)

37. Primary School Children (5-11 Years)

38. Early Adolescents (11-15 Years)

39. Late Adolescents (15-19 Years)

PART SIX: MEANS AND METHODS

40. Art and Craft

41. Festival Workshops

42. Fun Days

43. Keeping Holy Week

44. Out of Hours

Index