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June 2017
June 14, 2017
We unfortunately do not have many stories about Jesus’ childhood in the Christian Gospels. Only...
June 09, 2017
Understanding Children’s Existential Struggles
Robert Coles, a Harvard professor and student of children’s lives, sees “children as seekers, as...
May 2017
May 24, 2017
Give Children Space to be Conscientious Objectors
Children are not simply to submit to authorities, whether those authorities are parental or governmental....
May 03, 2017
This is a view that I only see in progressive Christian circles. According to some...
April 2017
April 28, 2017
What is the central identity that Jesus took upon himself? Surely it was his...
March 2017
March 31, 2017
Bearing Down on Them: What Parents Can Learn from Elisha and the 42 Boys
When the group of prophets at Jericho saw Elisha, they said, “Elijah’s spirit is now...
March 24, 2017
7 Ways to Read the Bible that Lift Up Children
Children play many roles within biblical stories. They do many good, brave acts: for example,...
March 13, 2017
“The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God...
March 03, 2017
Children as Theological Concern and Hermeneutic
When we think about theology and hermeneutics, we usually think about theoretical matters. For example:...
February 2017
February 17, 2017
We Live in an Anti-Child World
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book on child liberation theology. “Children’s lives...
July 2016
July 28, 2016
A Little Child Will Lead Them: Child Protection and the Kingdom of God
Wolves will live at peace with lambs, and leopards will lie down in peace with...
July 15, 2016
The Binding of Isaac as Cautionary Tale
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,...
June 2016
June 16, 2016
The End of Child Liberation Theology
Liberation theology is a theology of self-determination. In Mujerista Theology: A Theology for the Twenty-First Century, Ada...
June 02, 2016
The Little Girl Who Saved the Mighty Man
Naaman was the captain of the army of the king of Syria. He was very...
May 2016
May 09, 2016
Children, Disobey Your Parents in the Lord, For This is Right
I spoke to their children and told them, “Don’t be like your parents. Don’t make...
April 2016
April 21, 2016
The Lot of the Abused: How We Shift the Blame Onto Victims
Content warning: discussion of child sexual abuse and incest. Now Lot went up out of Zoar and...
April 07, 2016
Towards a Child Liberation Theology
“The most significant challenge before us is to recapture in our own particular contexts the...
March 2016
March 24, 2016
Reading Violent Bible Stories Through a Child Protection Lens
The Lord accepted Abel and his gift. But he did not accept Cain and his...
March 10, 2016
Tearing the Robe Twice: Christian Parenting and the Rape of Tamar
Tamar was wearing a long robe with many colors. The king’s virgin daughters wore robes...
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