The Children's God - Softcover

Heller, David

 
9780226326368: The Children's God
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226326365 ISBN 13: 9780226326368
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1988

Synopsis

How do children imagine God? Surprisingly, few researchers have asked this question. In crayon drawings, doll-play, letters, and carefully designed interviews, the forty children in David Heller's study reveal a rich array of spiritual imagery. Though Heller does find some differing views attributable to age, gender, and religious background (the children were Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Hindu), he discovers to a surprising degree a common vision of God that cuts across ethnic and religious differences. He also considers related issues of school prayer and the psychology of religion.

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About the Author

David Heller is the author of Dear God: Children’s Letters to God, The Pleasures of Psychology, and Power in Psychotherapeutic Practice. His work on children’s views of God has been featured on 20/20 and the PTL Club Network and in USA Today, Psychology Today, Catholic Digest, Working Mother, and Good Housekeeping. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226326365
ISBN 13 
9780226326368
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176

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