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Details for article 33 of 139 found articles
| Title: |
Children's Cognition as the Foundation of Spirituality |
| Author: |
Levine, Shellie |
| Appeared in: |
international journal of children's spirituality |
| Paging: | Volume 4 (1999) nr. 2 pages 121-140 |
| Year: |
1999-12 |
| Contents: |
The theory offered in this article articulates the position that the cognitive skills manifested by children are those which are necessary preconditions for spirituality. I argue that psychological theories that posit a hierarchical stage theory of cognition and affect are grounded on premises, which devalue these skills. Theories of children's spirituality have foundered in their ability to appreciate that children's cognition is organized through structures that are quintessential to spirituality, due to their misplaced reliance on these theories. I offer a critique of traditional psychological approaches and an alternative model of children's cognition, which reveals that the cognitive capacities of children are essential to the phenomenology of spirituality. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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