Children as mystics, activists, sages, and holy fools: Understanding the spirituality of children and its significance for clinical work

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 497-515

  Mercer, Joyce Ann ^a  

^a Graduate Theological Union   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's spirituality; Faith development theory; Resiliency; Spiritually competent care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745458422     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-005-0013-y     Document Type: Article

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