James W. Fowler

Children’s Spirituality, Second Edition

Children & Youth

“This extraordinary book is a must read for all who teach and practice religious education. It gathers, with breadth and depth, the best current research from an exploding renewal in the study of the spirituality and religious development of children. Teachers, students, and scholars dedicated to understanding and nurturing our children's growth in faith will find this rich volume indispensable.”

Godly Play

Discipleship & Christian Education

“A very fresh spirit in early childhood religious education. [Berryman] offers and models a unique approach to being with children in scripture and tradition. His Children's Center, vividly made available in this book, is a wonderful place to visit and dwell for a while. You will leave it rested and changed.”

Let the Children Come

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“In lucid, insightful prose, the author both challenges and empowers us for the task of caring for the children of our shared blessing and responsibility. Courageous and illuminating.”

Treasures in Clay Jars

Church Leadership & Ministry

“I commend his book to any reader who wants to develop an in-depth understanding of congregations as organizations and as systems. Thompson's stories, examples, and teaching provide a clear set of lenses for taking a fresh look at churches and their challenges. We who live and lead, and who are committed to nurturing and strengthening the churches we know, can benefit richly from the teaching and examples offered in this book. For vestries, church councils, and the other governing or leading bodies of congregations, this book makes a good source for deepening joint understandings of their churches and of the ways they can be helped to flourish.”

Vision and Character

Discipleship & Christian Education

“Craig Dykstra has done it: he has written a readable, engaging book which does justice to the complex texture of moral existence as we experience it. His exposition shows the real but limited usefulness of cognitive theories of moral development and education. In a simple, penetrating prose, rich in narrative quality, he sets forth an account of visional ethics and a corresponding ethics of character. After helping us see clearly what moral growth means, he offers one of the most truly humane and inspiring approaches to Christian moral education you will encounter. This is a superb book for any thoughtful reader. No professional in ministry or religious education can afford to be without it.”