The Religious Potential of the Child: Experiencing Scripture and Liturgy With Young Children - Softcover

Sofia Cavalletti

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9780929650678: The Religious Potential of the Child: Experiencing Scripture and Liturgy With Young Children
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0929650670 ISBN 13: 9780929650678
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications, 1992

Synopsis

This classic book describes an experience with children from ages three to six, an experience of adults and children dwelling together in the mystery of God. Known as the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, this way of religious formation is profoundly biblical and sacramental, and it is, at the same time, deeply respectful of the nature of young children, who make their way to God in freedom and joy.'The Religious Potential of the Child' is not a 'how-to' book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: 'Help me come closer to God by myself.' Here we can see the child's spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information.

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About the Author

Sofia Cavaletti is an internationally known biblical scholar and was a member of the committee that prepared the Directory for Masses with Children. Together with her collaborator, Gianna Gobbi, a Montessori educator, she has traveled throughout the world forming catechists in this essentially oral method and helping to establish catechetical centers modeled on their Centro di Catechesi in Rome.

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Publisher
Liturgy Training Publications
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0929650670
ISBN 13 
9780929650678
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
256
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  • 4.40 out of 5 stars
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