Religious Education in the Family
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- RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE FAMILY
- Henry F. Cope
- General Secretary of the Religious Education Association THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I
- AN INTERPRETATION OF THE FAMILY
- § 1. TAKING THE HOME IN RELIGIOUS TERMS
- § 2. THE RELIGIOUS MOTIVE
- § 3. WIDER CHILD-WELFARE
- § 4. THE COST OF A FAMILY
- § 5. MOTIVES FOR A STUDY OF THE FAMILY
- CHAPTER II
- THE PRESENT STATUS OF FAMILY LIFE
- § 1. CONTRASTED TYPES
- § 2. COMMUNAL TENDENCIES
- § 3. THE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT
- § 4. PURPOSEFUL ORGANIZATION
- § 5. THE HOME AND THE FAMILY
- § 6. THE HOME CHANGING; THE FAMILY ABIDING
- CHAPTER III
- THE PERMANENT ELEMENTS IN FAMILY LIFE
- § 1. THE DOMINANT MOTIVE
- § 2. POTENCIES TO BE PRESERVED—SOCIAL QUALITIES
- § 3. POTENCIES TO BE PRESERVED—THE MORAL LIFE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE RELIGIOUS PLACE OF THE FAMILY
- § 1. DEVELOPMENT AS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
- § 2. THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
- CHAPTER V
- THE MEANING OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE FAMILY
- § 1. THE FUNCTION OF THE FAMILY
- § 2. WHAT IS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION?
- § 3. THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
- § 4. THE CONSEQUENT OBLIGATION
- § 5. WHAT IS MEANT BY THE RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD?
- § 6. EARLY TENDENCIES
- § 7. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
- § 8. THE ORGANIZATION OF LOYALTY
- CHAPTER VI
- THE CHILD'S RELIGIOUS IDEAS
- § 1. THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFICULTY
- § 2. CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS
- § 3. RELIGIOUS REALITY
- § 4. PATIENCE AND COMMON-SENSE
- § 5. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD
- § 6. THE EVERYDAY OPPORTUNITIES
- § 7. MORAL TEACHING
- CHAPTER VII
- DIRECTED ACTIVITY
- § 1. VALUE OF ACTIVITY
- § 2. THE BLESSING OF LABOR
- § 3. RELIGION IN ACTION
- § 4. RELIGION IN SERVICE
- § 5. FAMILY TRAINING FOR SOCIAL LIVING
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE HOME AS A SCHOOL14
- § 1. AN IDEAL COMMUNITY
- § 2. COMMUNITY INTERESTS
- § 3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
- § 4. A SCHOOL OF SOCIAL MINISTRY
- § 5. FAMILIES AS COMMUNITY FACTORS
- § 6. TRAINING FOR CITIZENSHIP
- CHAPTER IX
- THE CHILD'S IDEAL LIFE
- § 1. SONG AND STORY
- § 2. TRAINING IN SONG
- § 3. PLAY ACTIVITY
- CHAPTER X
- STORIES AND READING
- § 1. STORY-TELLING
- § 2. BOOKS AND READING
- § 3. DANGERS OF READING
- § 4. DEVELOPING GOOD TASTE
- § 5. PROMOTION OF THE READING INTEREST
- CHAPTER XI
- THE USE OF THE BIBLE IN THE HOME
- § 1. THE CHILD'S NEED
- § 2. DIFFICULTIES
- § 3. METHODS
- § 4. DOUBTFUL METHODS
- CHAPTER XII
- FAMILY WORSHIP
- § 1. PAST CUSTOMS
- § 2. WHY FAMILY WORSHIP?
- § 3. ADVANTAGES
- § 4. THE DIFFICULTIES
- § 5. TYPES OF WORSHIP
- § 6. METHODS OF FAMILY WORSHIP
- CHAPTER XIII
- SUNDAY IN THE HOME
- § 1. THE MEANING OF THE DAY
- § 2. CONSERVING THE VALUES
- § 3. THE PROBLEM OF PLAY
- § 4. A POLICY ON PLAY
- § 5. POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
- § 6. THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON PROBLEM
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE MINISTRY OF THE TABLE
- § 1. THE OPPORTUNITY
- § 2. DIRECTING TABLE-TALK
- § 3. METHODS
- CHAPTER XV
- THE BOY AND GIRL IN THE FAMILY
- § 1. THE GROWING BOY
- § 2. RELIGIOUS SERVICE
- § 3. THE FATHER AND THE BOY
- § 4. FATHERING THE BOY
- § 5. THE GROWING GIRL
- CHAPTER XVI
- THE NEEDS OF YOUTH
- § 1. THE SCHOOL OF YOUTH
- § 2. SPECIAL NEEDS OF YOUTH
- § 3. MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIP WITH YOUTH
- § 4. AT THE DOOR OF A NEW WORLD
- § 5. THE SOCIAL LIFE
- § 6. AMUSEMENTS
- § 7. THE CALL TO SERVICE
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH
- § 1. RELATIONS OF CHURCH AND HOME
- § 2. THE FAMILY IDEAL IN THE CHURCH
- § 3. A PLACE FOR ALL IN THE CHURCH
- § 4. CHILD UNITY WITH THE CHURCH
- § 5. INCIDENTAL DIFFICULTIES
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOL
- § 1. HOME AND SCHOOL CO-OPERATION
- § 2. THE SCHOOL TEACHING PARENTS
- § 3. CONTROLLING SCHOOL CONDITIONS
- CHAPTER XIX
- DEALING WITH MORAL CRISES
- § 1. THE PROMISE OF IMPERFECTION
- § 2. THE COLLISION OF WILLS
- § 3. ANGER
- § 4. METHODS OF DEALING WITH ANGER
- CHAPTER XX
- DEALING WITH MORAL CRISES (Continued)
- § 1. QUARRELS
- § 2. FIGHTING
- § 3. SELF-CONTROL
- § 4. GOOD FIGHTS
- CHAPTER XXI
- DEALING WITH MORAL CRISES (Continued)
- § 1. LYING
- § 2. PROTECTIVE LYING
- § 3. OLDER CHILDREN
- § 4. AT THE CRISIS
- CHAPTER XXII
- DEALING WITH MORAL CRISES (Concluded)
- § 1. DISHONESTY
- § 2. LESSONS IN HONESTY
- § 3. TEASING AND BULLYING
- § 4. SOME CURES FOR TEASING
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE PERSONAL FACTORS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
- § 1. ORPHANED FAMILIES
- § 2. THE FATHER'S CHANCE
- § 3. FATHERING AS A MAN'S TASK
- CHAPTER XXIV
- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
- § 1. A CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY FOR CHARACTER
- § 2. THE CHURCH AIDING
- § 3. IDEALS AND METHODS
- APPENDIXES
- APPENDIX I
- SUGGESTIONS FOR CLASS WORK
- § 1. THE CLASS
- § 2. THE TEACHER
- § 3. GENERAL METHOD
- § 4. CLASS WORK
- APPENDIX II
- A BOOK LIST
- INDEX
- PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
- THE CONSTRUCTIVE STUDIES
- KINDERGARTEN, 4-6 YEARS
- PRIMARY, 6-8 YEARS, GRADES I-III
- JUNIOR, 9 YEARS, GRADE IV
- JUNIOR, 10-12 YEARS, GRADES V-VII
- HIGH SCHOOL, 13-17 YEARS
- ADULT GROUP
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
- CHICAGO ILLINOIS
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