God’s Heart for Children: Practical Theology from Global Perspectives
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In the New Testament, Jesus is explicit in communicating God’s heart for children. Yet what does it look like for that heart to encounter the contextual realities of life in the twenty-first century?
This book explores the theological implications and practical realities of ministry with children in a globalized world. Affirming eight core beliefs regarding the place of children in creation – that they are created with dignity and intended to be placed in families, cared for in community, advocated by society, secured in hope, affirmed in God’s church, included in God’s mission, and engaged in creation care – this book traces the impact of such far-reaching issues as displacement, climate change, human trafficking, persecution, and gender discrimination on childhood development. Written by over twenty contributors from around the world, each section roots its premise in contextual theology, examines the implications for praxis, provides a case study, and includes questions for discussion and reflection.
Through each chapter the conversation around childhood development is broadened, prioritizing the experiences of children and practitioners to truly reflect the realities of our changing world. This is an excellent resource for all those concerned with the current risks facing children, especially among the world’s most vulnerable populations, and what best practice looks like as the people of God work to bring God’s heart, and hope, to children in their communities and beyond.
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- Explores the theological implications and practical realities of ministry with children.
- Traces the impact of such far-reaching issues on childhood development.
- Provides a case study, and includes questions for discussion and reflection.
You will be informed, challenged, and changed by reading these articles, and you will never look at children in our world the same way again.
--Cathy Ross, PhD. Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, Oxford, UK
This book honors children by enlarging our view of their vulnerabilities, strengths, and contributions and offering creative strategies for protecting, learning from, and collaborating with them.
--Marcia J. Bunge, PhD. Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA
With the continued growth of Christianity around the world, the median age of Christians is falling fast. Thus, the subject of this book ought to be a concern for all Christians thinking about the church’s existence, both today and in the future.
--Harvey Kwiyani, PhD. Global Connections, UK
- Title: God’s Heart for Children: Practical Theology from Global Perspectives
- Authors: Rosalind Tan, Nativity A. Petallar, Lucy A. Hefford
- Publisher: Langham
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 282
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Children Religious aspects Christianity; Church and social problems; Religious education of children
- ISBNs: 9781839736926, 9781839736933, 9781839736940, 1839736925, 1839736933, 1839736941
- Resource ID: LLS:GDSHRTCHLDRN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-17T10:10:14Z