The Children's God

By David Heller

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226326365
• ISBN13: 9780226326368
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"