{"product_id":"children-and-childhood-in-world-religions-primary-sources-and-texts-paperback-softback-9780813551760","title":"Children and Childhood in World Religions; Primary Sources and Texts (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813551760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChildren and Childhood in World Religions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePrimary Sources and Texts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDon S. Browning (Edited by), Marcia J. Bunge (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813551760\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"All of the world's religious traditions speak about childhood and children, yet surprisingly, childhood has not always been a central focus for scholarly reflection on religion. This volume seeks to redress this oversight by presenting primary sources from six of the world's major religious traditions. This is an interesting work on an important topic that has not received sufficient attention. Recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChildren and Childhood in World Religions \u003c\/i\u003eprovides us with key primary sources from the great religious texts together with helpful scholarly introductions. The book offers an important supplement to the study of world religions on the topic of children and childhood-a dimension of human religious formation too often overlooked.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e - Paul Courtright (coeditor of From the Margins of Hindu Marriage)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhile children figure prominently in religious traditions, few books have directly explored the complex relationships between children and religion. This is the first book to examine the theme of children in major religions of the world.\u003cp\u003eEach of six chapters, edited by world-class scholars, focuses on one religious tradition and includes an introduction and a selection of primary texts ranging from legal to liturgical and from the ancient to the contemporary. Through both the scholarly introductions and the primary sources, this comprehensive volume addresses a range of topics, from the sanctity of birth to a child's relationship to evil, showing that issues regarding children are central to understanding world religions and raising significant questions about our own conceptions of children today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction, by Marcia J. Bunge and Don S. Browning \u003cbr\u003e Judaism, by Elisheva Baumgarten\u003cbr\u003e Christianity, by Marcia J. Bunge and John Wall\u003cbr\u003e Islam, by Avner Giladi\u003cbr\u003e Hinduism, by Laurie L. Patton\u003cbr\u003e Buddhism, by Alan Cole\u003cbr\u003e Confucianism, by Yiqun Zhou\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559300329752,"sku":"9780813551760","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/children-and-childhood-in-world-religions-primary-sources-and-texts-paperback-softback-9780813551760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}