The Mystery of the ChildMuch of today's writing on children treats the child of any age as a problem or a set of problems to be solved, effectively reducing the child to a complex of biological and chemical factors, explainable in scientific terms, or regarding children as objects of adult control. In contrast, Martin Marty here presents the child as a mystery who invokes wonder and elicits creative responses that affect the care provided him or her. Drawing on literature as new as contemporary poetry and as old as the Bible, The Mystery of the Child encourages the thoughtful enjoyment of children instead of the imposition of adult will and control. Indeed, Marty treats the impulse to control as a problem and highlights qualities associated with children -- responsiveness, receptivity, openness to wonder -- that can become sources of renewal for adults. The Mystery of the Child represents a new tack for Martin Marty -- universally respected as a historian, theologian, and interpreter of religion and culture -- but displays the same incisive, erudite quality marking the fifty-plus books and thousands of articles that he has previously written. Marty's broad, thoughtful perspective will inspire readers to think afresh about what it means to be a child -- and to be a caregiver. This book is sure to claim a wide readership -- parents, grandparents, schoolteachers, theologians, historians -- engaging anyone wanting to explore more fully the profound realm of the child. |
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4 The Child as Mystery | 52 |
5 The Mystery of Change | 70 |
6 Wonder in the Provision of Care | 101 |
7 The Childs Self in Circumstances | 135 |
8 Care for the Child in Context | 165 |
9 Receptivity Beyond Good and Evil | 194 |
Postscript and Prescript | 231 |
Index of Subjects and Names | 247 |
Index of Scripture References | 257 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 181 - THERE was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.
Página 236 - The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon ; With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side ; His youthful hose well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank ; and his big, manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound.
Página 233 - I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Página 17 - A genuine problem is subject to an appropriate technique by the exercise of which it is defined; whereas a mystery, by definition, transcends every conceivable technique. It is, no doubt, always possible (logically and psychologically) to degrade a mystery so as to turn it into a problem. But this is a fundamentally vicious proceeding, whose springs might perhaps be discovered in a kind of corruption of the intelligence.
Página viii - ... that they are entitled to their strong opinions. The books in this series, The Family, Religion, and Culture, discuss these issues in ways that will place the American debate about the family on more solid ground. The series is the result of the Religion, Culture, and Family Project, which was funded by a generous grant from the Division of Religion of the Lilly Endowment, Inc., and took place in the Institute for Advanced Study in The University of Chicago Divinity School.
Página 215 - O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Página 192 - In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior; in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.
Página 201 - We adults destroy most of the intellectual and creative capacity of children by the things we do to them or make them do. We destroy this capacity above all by making them afraid, afraid of not doing what other people want, of not pleasing, of making mistakes, of failing, of being wrong.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Mystery of the Child Religion, Marriage, and Family |
| Autor | Martin E. Marty |
| Editora | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0802817661, 9780802817662 |
| Número de páginas | 257 páginas |
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