About this title: The author, a psychiatrist and writer, explores the results of more than 30 years of talking and listening to children around the world about their inner lives. He evokes their thoughts and feelings about the meaning of life, and at the same time their insights into the religious beliefs of adults.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780395599235ISBN:0395599237
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages unmarked, text clean. Several minor creases to pages, edges soiled. Cover has scratches, small creases and edge wear. Spine is smooth. Firm, solid book, 377 pages, illustrated. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 358 p. Includes illustrations. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780395599235ISBN:0395599237
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. may have price &/or rem marks on book. highlighting, underlines & notes inside. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1991-10-10
ISBN-13:9780395599235ISBN:0395599237
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Very Good. 0395599237 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 1990-01-01
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean, unmarked and age tanned. No creases in cover or spine. No names, no remainder marks. Sticker is on back cover. Careful packaging & fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: 11th printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; A Peter Davison Book, Boston
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780395599235ISBN:0395599237
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xix, 358 pp., [16] pp. of plates, col. illus., bib. notes, index; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark/top edge. Age toning. "In this eighth and final volume in his Pulitzer Prize winning Children of Crisis series, Coles examines the religious and spiritual lives of children. By using children's own words and pictures, Coles presents their deepest feelings. / Robert Coles is a winner of the National Medal of Freedom. "-Publisher. read more
"Nobody is better qualified to write about the spiritual life of children than Robert Coles. As an MD trained by William Carlos Williams, and a trailblazing expert in phenomenological research, Coles studies children by letting them tell their own stories. The results are profound, especially in this book about children and spirituality. Remarkable and very moving."
"This is an okay book but not what I was looking for--it focuses on school-age children,and I am interested in the faith development of infants and toddlers. This takes a more sociological/psychological look at children's concepts of God across religions, whereas I was looking for information about Christian faith formation."
"not bad, really... but not as indepth as i wanted. i learned a lot about robert coles, but not a lot of new stuff about kids-- and his definition of "children" seems to be 10-12 year olds... and i was really wanting to learn about really young kids."
"Gave up on this after 100 pages or so...seemed to narrowly defined on the Christian spiritual tip; more clinical than spiritual, very methodological. Reminds me of Oliver Sacks--I like the storyline, but the perspective turns very clinical and I lose interest. Maybe I'm not a scientist..."
Millennium Whole Earth Catalog "Robert Coles has been listening carefully to the voice of children's souls since the late fifties. His books address subtle but important dimensions of children's emerging selves, which they are actively constructing from the environment in which they live. His keen ear and thoughtful analysis yield a comprehensive psychological and sociological portrait of the child." -- Nancy A. Pietrafesa
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