Greetings.
Thank you to those of you who attended the online CTM gatherings previously, and for the enthusiasm to meet again. As a result of the encouraging feedback, the trustees have arranged for an Exploring Child Theology Group to Read more
2 – Exploring Child Theology Groups
Greetings.
Thank you to those of you who attended the online CTM gatherings in March, and for the enthusiasm to meet again. As a result of the encouraging feedback, the trustees have arranged for an Exploring Child Theology Group Read more
1 – Exploring Child Theology Groups
Thank you to all those who were able to join our premier event.
For those who would like to re-visit or peruse information from this event, please see the links below.
Welcoming Children: A Practical Theology of Childhood
Welcoming Children develops a theology of childhood both from a theological perspective and from practical experience in children and youth ministry. The author draws insights from classic and modern feminist theologians, pastoral theologians, and contemporary cultural criticism to offer Read more
Unless You Become Like This Child
In one of the last books written before his death, the great theologian von Balthasar provides a moving and profound meditation on the theme of spiritual childhood. Somewhat startlingly, von Balthasar puts forth his conviction that the central mystery Read more
Unfinished Business: Children and the Churches
Are we quick to react angrily when children are abused or mistreated, but slow to create safe communities in which they can grow and flourish?
The Consultative Group on Ministry among Children issued two earlier reports on The Child Read more
Understanding God’s Heart for Children: Toward a Biblical Framework
“Children create sanity in a mad world. They draw us back from our self-destructive habits of overwork, abuse, neglect, and callousness, and instead they bring tenderness, joy, and play.” Patrick McDonald, Viva Network.
With all the knowledge and technology Read more
Their Name is Today: Reclaiming Childhood in a Hostile World
There’s hope for childhood. Despite a perfect storm of hostile forces that are robbing children of a healthy childhood, courageous parents and teachers who know what’s best for children are turning the tide.
Johann Christoph Arnold, whose books on Read more
The Way of the Lamb: The Spirit of Childhood and the End of the Age
‘Everywhere outside of Christianity, the child is automatically sacrificed.’ von Balthasar
In the pre-Christian world, children were slain on pagan altars, and now, in the post-Christian world of the affluent West, children are again the object of adult hostility. Read more
The Spirit of the Child
A thorough and revealing examination of the spiritual potential of children
Today the search for plausible faith and belief is growing apace, despite the decline of institutional religion. Children still emerge from infancy with a spiritual awareness that is Read more