Living and dying: A window on (Christian) children's spirituality

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-263

  Champagne, Elaine ^a  

^a Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's contribution; Children's experience; Death and dying; Hermeneutics; Practical theology; Religious education; Resurrection; Secular world; Spiritual journey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861027757     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13644360802236490     Document Type: Article

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