Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780787964078)

In a culture that has lost touch with love, compassion, and meaning, how can parents be intentional about building a spiritual foundation for their children's development? In looking to their own upbringing for guidance, parents often feel even more at a loss--they don't want to make the same mistakes their parents did, so they either become too strict, or they take a completely hands-off approach. A pastor, a teacher, and a mother, Karen Marie Yust offers a refreshing array of resources and provisions to guide and sustain parents and children on thier mutual journey. Drawn from a three-year study of children's spirituality, as well as the best in theological tradition and literature, Real Kids, Real Faith provides insight and a variety of helpful tips for nurturing children's spiritual and religious formation. Yust challenges the prevailing notion that children are unable to grasp religious concepts and encourages parents to recognize children as capable of authentic faith.

Author: Karen Marie Yust
ISBN-10: 0787964077
ISBN-13: 9780787964078
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2004
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 07/13/2004 pg. 33