Comparison of Evangelical Christian Children's God-Concepts and Logical Thinking Ability.

God-concepts of 24 third to sixth grade evangelical Christian children were compared with the children‘s logical thinking abilities in a mixed-method study. Measurements included the Children‘s Interview and the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT). God-concepts among the children were Biblical, comforter, communicates, creator, empowering, protector, provider, purposeful, human characteristics, lives in heaven, male, counselor, God is Jesus, all-knowing, loving, perfect, powerful, real, and parental. The majority of concrete thinkers conceptualized God as a gracious guide. The majority of transitional thinkers viewed God also as a gracious guide as well as a distant divinity. Implications were given for religious educators to develop a model for age-appropriate instruction and curriculum and to equip parents to promote spiritual development with children at home.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Penick, Starrla

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jacobson, Arminta
• Glover, Rebecca
• Cottle, Nathan

• God-concepts
• GALT
• cognitive development
• spiritual development
• God -- Attributes.
• Cognition in children.
• Christian children.

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• Public
• Copyright
• Penick, Starrla
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 176099333
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