Creating the condition for doubt. How might questioning and critical thinking inspire children's spiritual development?

Doubt, in much of Kierkegaard's writing, is the inspiration for faith. Illustrating doubt in terms of the suspension of totality, the negation of certainty, and subsequent reflection, Fear and Trembling, and Philosophical Fragments, both authored pseudonymously by Kierkegaard, consider how indi...

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Published in:International journal of children's spirituality
Main Author: Wills, Ruth Joy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: International journal of children's spirituality
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CB Christian life; spirituality
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B Learning
B condition
B Critical Pedagogy
B Kierkegaard
B Doubt
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Doubt, in much of Kierkegaard's writing, is the inspiration for faith. Illustrating doubt in terms of the suspension of totality, the negation of certainty, and subsequent reflection, Fear and Trembling, and Philosophical Fragments, both authored pseudonymously by Kierkegaard, consider how individuals might learn on the strength of their own personal contingency within the remits of pre-existing structures and systems. After exploring Kierkegaard's ideas in these texts, this article considers how the four dimensions of Hay and Nye's concept of relational consciousness might provide the conditions for questioning and critical thinking, which form a part of doubt. Drawing on examples from practice, it is proposed that children's spiritual development might include doubt in order to effect change in the lives of learning individuals and on a wider scale.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2019.1672628