Children's spirituality with particular reference to a Norwegian context: Some hermeneutical reflections

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-370

  Sagberg, Sturla ^a  

^a Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Hope education; Human dignity; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958071635     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13644360802439516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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