Spirituality Books
Marjorie Kirk
My son and I have been having some really good conversations lately about
buddhism, God, meditation and different religions (usually at night when he
can't sleep!). Does anyone have any favorite books for children dealing
these topics?
marjorie
buddhism, God, meditation and different religions (usually at night when he
can't sleep!). Does anyone have any favorite books for children dealing
these topics?
marjorie
Robin Bentley
I forget how old your son is, Marjorie, but we liked "What Is God?" as an
introduction to religion and spirituality. I like, (though my 8 yo dd is
less enthusiastic at the moment) The Usborne Book of World Religions. It
covers, in reasonable detail, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism,
Islam, and Sikhism, and provides brief overviews of others. It gives time
lines of when the world religions began, maps of where the religions are
primarily practiced, religious sayings, definitions and so on.
Funny, I didn't much think about discussing religion until the next-door
neighbour boys (from different families) told dd she was going to hell at
the tender age of 5 because she didn't believe in Jesus. She's been pretty
sure since then that Mother Nature is the "deity" for her <g>. I've
considered myself Christian because I was brought up in the Anglican Church
(in Canada), but like Julie S., I am realizing perhaps I'm not Christian at
all.
Anyway, check out the first book here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0920668887/qid=1064980407/sr=1
-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-7488974-0332952?v=glance&s=books
and the second here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=dp_sr_00/102-748897
4-0332952
Robin B.
in White Rock, BC
introduction to religion and spirituality. I like, (though my 8 yo dd is
less enthusiastic at the moment) The Usborne Book of World Religions. It
covers, in reasonable detail, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism,
Islam, and Sikhism, and provides brief overviews of others. It gives time
lines of when the world religions began, maps of where the religions are
primarily practiced, religious sayings, definitions and so on.
Funny, I didn't much think about discussing religion until the next-door
neighbour boys (from different families) told dd she was going to hell at
the tender age of 5 because she didn't believe in Jesus. She's been pretty
sure since then that Mother Nature is the "deity" for her <g>. I've
considered myself Christian because I was brought up in the Anglican Church
(in Canada), but like Julie S., I am realizing perhaps I'm not Christian at
all.
Anyway, check out the first book here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0920668887/qid=1064980407/sr=1
-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-7488974-0332952?v=glance&s=books
and the second here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=dp_sr_00/102-748897
4-0332952
Robin B.
in White Rock, BC
Marjorie Kirk
Thanks for the recommendations, Robin. My kids are 6,8 and 11. My middle
child is the one specifically interested in religion, although my youngest
is the one who last week decided she wanted to go to Sunday School! We
tried the local Unitarian Universalist Church and we both liked it very
much. She had gone to preschool there (by the way, it was the closest thing
to an unschoolers dream preschool that I've ever seen!) and we really liked
the feeling of community and their vast array of community service
opportunities.
Marjorie
child is the one specifically interested in religion, although my youngest
is the one who last week decided she wanted to go to Sunday School! We
tried the local Unitarian Universalist Church and we both liked it very
much. She had gone to preschool there (by the way, it was the closest thing
to an unschoolers dream preschool that I've ever seen!) and we really liked
the feeling of community and their vast array of community service
opportunities.
Marjorie
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I really like that Usborne book that was mentioned.
The sections of the book have page borders reflecting some art style or icon
of the religion discussed on that page, which was interesting to my kids and
me all by itself.
Their explanations are short, clear, and tie in historical times and
movements without getting at all draggy or boring.
Because of that section/border thing, you can tell which religions are
related without charts or graphs.
Sandra
The sections of the book have page borders reflecting some art style or icon
of the religion discussed on that page, which was interesting to my kids and
me all by itself.
Their explanations are short, clear, and tie in historical times and
movements without getting at all draggy or boring.
Because of that section/border thing, you can tell which religions are
related without charts or graphs.
Sandra