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12 pages in length. Children are like veritable sponges when it comes to embracing such seemingly complex concepts as God; given the fact that they have no predispositions, judgments or attitudes like their adult counterparts, they are essentially blank canvasses upon which the true meaning of God and spirituality can be applied. The point at which this otherwise perfect landscape of spiritual learning is corrupted, however, is in the way adults approach this objective not by imparting knowledge through the eyes of a child but from the perspective of a grown person. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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judgments or attitudes like their adult counterparts, they are essentially blank canvasses upon which the true meaning of God and spirituality can be applied. The point at which this
otherwise perfect landscape of spiritual learning is corrupted, however, is in the way adults approach this objective not by imparting knowledge through the eyes of a child but from the
perspective of a grown person. As Berryman (2005) duly notes, the church thwarts its own aspiration by overlooking "the childs key role in the development of spiritual maturity"1 in
three different ways: 1) ambivalence toward children; 2) poor communication with children both verbal and nonverbal messages; and 3) inconsistency in requirements. This trio of ambiguity - which often
occurs at a subconscious level - ultimately "paralyzes our ability to think clearly, responsibly, and creatively about children [which results in missing] the profound but parabolic clue Jesus has left
us about spiritual maturity."2 As such, many within the pedagogic community contend that children are told to learn about God but not frequently enough are they allowed to do
so on their own level. In order to overcome these hindrances, it is important to embody the child in order to teach the child in his level, a necessity that
is much easier said than done. Jesus proposed this mental transition as a means by which to truly reach the heart of a childs innocence and purity, however, Berryman
(2005) points out how he purposely failed to explain exactly how it is to be accomplished. As such, adults must read between the lines, so to speak, of His
parabolic expressions and draw out the more explicit nature of his intent. While He provides the location whereby his meaning can be ascertained, he does no more than that
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