Greening the Children of God PB: Thomas Traherne and Nature's Role in the Moral Formation of Children

Greening the Children of God explores the theological roots of reconnecting children to their natural environment, promoting an intersubjective ecological identity that nurtures virtues of mutuality and care. During the Scientific Revolution, Thomas Traherne emphasized the importance of education that fosters a child's attention to the moral dimensions of creation, and play, wonder, and sensory relationships with diverse creatures play a pedagogical role in moral formation.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 276 pages
\n Publication date: 24 June 2021
\n Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
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Greening the Children of God delves into the theological foundations of the growing ethical imperative to reestablish children's connection with their natural environment. Across various religious traditions, theologians, environmental educators, and psychologists collectively assert that understanding one's place within the natural world contributes to the development of an intersubjective ecological identity that fosters virtues of mutual respect and care. During the Scientific Revolution, this ethical harmony faced challenges as science and moral theology adopted distinct epistemological approaches, a realization that was keenly observed by the Anglican priest and poet Thomas Traherne. Traherne firmly believed that education should prioritize nurturing a child's attention to the moral dimensions woven into the tapestry of creation. He professed that play, wonder, and a sensory relationship with diverse creatures play pedagogical roles in a child's moral formation.

Greening the Children of God establishes the contemporary relevance of Traherne's moral theory in dialogue with child psychologists, educators, philosophers, and theologians who recognize that cultivating a place-based relationship with the local ecology aids children in perceiving the profound mutuality of creation and fostering a moral identity modeled after a compassionate Creator.

\n Weight: 400g\n
Dimension: 152 x 227 x 23 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780718895778\n \n