Publications
This page includes details of publications (books, articles and websites) on children’s spirituality, most of which have been recommended by members of IACS. It is not a comprehensive bibliography, but we are aiming to build it up gradually and hope that you will help with this. If you wish to recommend a publication, please do so on this form. You will see on this page some book covers or titles of recent publications. If you click on one of these, you will find a short description and details of how to access it.
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Nature, Spirituality and Early Childhood Education
Ruth WillsTeaching with Heart and Soul- Reflections on Spirituality in Teacher Education
Parker J PalmerUsing the Evocative Phenomenological Method in the Godly Play Room to Discover Insights into How Children Are a Means of Grace
Brendan HydeChildren of the ‘Now’: Dispelling Some Neoliberal Assumptions in Christian Religious Education
Brendan HydeTruth as aletheia in the Godly Play approach to religious education: A phenomenological reflection
Brendan HydeEnacting a spiritual pedagogy in the early years: phenomenological reflections on thoughtfulness in practice
Elizabeth Rouse and Brendan HydeDevelopmental Implications of Children’s Early Religious and Spiritual Experiences in Context: A Sociocultural Perspective
M. M. Abo-Zena and A. Midgette
Shining Lights in Unexpected Corners: new angles on young children’s spiritual development
Tony EaudeChildren’s Unexplained Experiences in a Post Materialist World: What children can teach us about the mystery of being human
Donna ThomasSocio-cultural Perspectives on Children's Spirituality
Tony Eaude
A bibliography of publications which approach children's spirituality from a socio-cultural perspective
Young Children and Spirituality
Anita Mortlock
A bibliography of articles related to young children's spirituality
Religion and spirituality in adolescent development
Pamela Ebstyne King and Robert W. Roeser (eds)Domains of spirituality and their associations with positive mental health: A study of adolescents in Canada, England and Scotland
Valerie Michaelson, Nathan King, Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Fiona Brooks and William PickettThe Routledge international handbook of spirituality in society and the professions
Laszlo Zsolnai and Bernadette Flanagan (eds)Young children and spirituality
Barbara Kimes Myers
Pathic knowing, lived sensibility and phenomenological reflections on children’s spirituality
Brendan HydeReflections on the Role of Spirituality in How Young Children’s Identities Are Constructed
Tony EaudeSpiritual and moral development
Tony EaudeThe strings on David’s harp: religious ritual as a container for spirituality.
Sandy Sasso EisenbergHappiness, emotional well-being and mental health – what has children’s spirituality to offer?
Tony EaudeEarly childhood spirituality in education: Towards an understanding of the distinctive features of young children's spirituality
Kate Adams, Rebecca Bull and Mary-Louise MaynesThe Spiritual Life of Children
Robert ColesReconceptualizing Imaginary Friends: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Understanding Invisible Companions
Kate AdamsUnseen Worlds: Looking through the lens of childhood
Kate AdamsAction Possibilities Enhancing the Spiritual Wellbeing of Young Children: Applying Affordance Theory to the Godly Play Room
Brendan HydeChildren and Spirituality: Inhabiting a Culture of Performativity
Brendan Hydewww.RealKidsRealFaith.org
Digital play as a spiritually formative activity
Karen-Marie YustDrama, intimacy, and vulnerability: the spiritual challenges of digital culture
Karen-Marie YustDigital power: exploring the effects of social media on children's spirituality
Karen-Marie YustCultivating Christians: North American family cultures and religious identity formation
Karen-Marie YustCultivating Compassion: Developmentally Reframing the Religious Nurture of Young Children
Karen-Marie YustWhose Children are They? Talking about Responsibility for Children's Religious Education
Karen-Marie YustAdolescent Spirituality and Education
Karen-Marie YustLet the Children Lead: Exploring Children's Spirituality Today
Elizabeth de Gaynor (ed)The Gifts They Bring
Amy Lindeman AllenChildren's Ministry and the Spiritual Child
Robin Turner and Trevecca OkholmThe potential of ‘wonder’ to engage children’s spirituality: it’s so much more than pondering
Christine RobinsonThe language of spirituality
Adrian-Mario GellelTeacher voice for reflections on practice: using the voice-centred relational method to determine early childhood teachers’ understanding of spirituality
Brendan Hyde and Elizabeth RouseRevisiting some half-forgotten ideas on children’s spirituality
Tony EaudeThe role of culture and traditions in how young children’s identities are constructed
Tony EaudeIdentity, Culture and Belonging: Educating Young Children for a Changing World
Tony EaudeThe Education of the Whole Child
Clive Erricker, Dr Cathy Ota, Jane Erricker, Danny Sullivan, Mandy FletcherReconstructing Religious, Spiritual and Moral Education
Clive Erricker, Jane ErrickerLiving Difference
Clive Erricker
Spiritual education in a divided world: Social, environmental and pedagogical perspectives on the spirituality of children and young people
Dr Cathy Ota, Mark ChaterInternational Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education
Marian de Souza, Kathleen Engebretson, Gloria Durka, Robert Jackson, Andrew McGradyLærer og menneske. Å være ekte i møte med religiøs tro
Sturla Sagberg