Let the Children Come Reimagining Childhood from a Christian Perspective

Name: Let the Children Come Reimagining Childhood from a Christian Perspective
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ISBN: 9780787956653

ISBN-10: 0787956651

ISBN-13: 9780787956653

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore

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In this important and much-needed book, theologian, author, and teacher Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore writes about the struggle to raise children with integrity and faithfulness as Christians in a complex postmodern society. Let the Children Come shows that the care of children is in itself a religious discipline and a communal practice that places demands on both congregations and society as a whole. The author calls for clearer and more defined ways in which Christians can respond to the call to nurture all children (not just their own) as manifestations of God's presence in the world. Miller-McLemore raises and investigates questions that up until now have largely been left unasked, such as:…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/20/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction: Faithful Parenting: The Search for Operating Instructions


Author's Note: A Practical Theology of Children



Depraved, Innocent, or Knowing: History Reinvents Childhood



Popular Psychology: Children as Victims



Christian Faith: Children as Sinful



Christian Faith: Children as Gift



Feminism and Faith: Children as the Labor of Love



Feminism and Faith: Children as Agents


Epilogue: Care of Children as a Religious Discipline and Community Practice


Thinking About Children and Faith: Questions for Reflection


References


Acknowledgments


The Author


Index