Perspectives on Childrens Spirituality in Diverse and Changing Contexts

This book offers multidisciplinary and inclusive perspectives on children and young peoples spirituality and its research in diverse socio-cultural contexts. It brings together a collection of select research articles that were published over a period of nearly two decades (2003-2021) in the International Journal of Childrens Spirituality (IJCS), to celebrate the journals 25th anniversary. Featuring contributions by leading international scholars from U.K., U.S., Canada, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong, and China, this edited volume focuses on different and complementary perspectives on childrens spirituality in diverse and changing contexts. Chapters cover topics such as: the study of childrens spirituality as a natural form of human awareness; a proposed pluricultural approach; the potential contributions of psychoanalytic tradition and cognitive psychology; possible influences of tradition(s), multidisciplinarity and perceptions on understanding childrens spiritual experiences; Christian perspectives on childrens spirituality in relation to living and dying in Quebec, Canada; Finnish preadolescents perceptions of religion and spirituality; using technology, specifically tablets, as a component for understanding childrens spirituality; and cyber spirituality. This volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students majoring in education studies, life, and moral and spiritual education and those majoring in psychology and religious studies.