Before Belief - Discovering First Spiritual Awareness

Before Belief explores our first spiritual awareness, before language and cognitive understanding. This unconscious spiritual learning, beginning in infancy, is foundational for a relationship with God. The theoretical approach advanced in this volume is both constructive and pastorally sensitive.

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Some Maps

Chapter 2: First Things First

Chapter 3: From One Generation to the Next

Chapter 4: The Senses

Chapter 5: Sight

Chapter 6: Touch (including the Sense of Body)

Chapter 7: Hearing

Chapter 8: Smell

Chapter 9: Taste

Chapter 10: Revisiting Infantile Experience

Chapter 11: Into Language

Chapter 12: Evaluation

Chapter 13: Now for Integration

Chapter 14: Committed Living

Chapter 15: Early Spirituality in Ministry

Conclusion

Appendix: The Early Spirituality Profile

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

Bruce A. Stevens is the Wicking Professor of aging and practical theology at Charles Sturt University. His latest book is The Storied Self.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce A. Stevens, Stevens Bruce A.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781793607232
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-723-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Emerging Perspectives in Pastoral Theology and Care
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children, Christianity, Personal religious testimony & popular inspirational works, Spirituality & religious experience, Christian life & practice, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Relating to Christian people & groups, Christian spirituality & religious experience, RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry