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had far reaching effects. They also discovered that academic research in recent years has proved some of the familiar stories about Luther and the Reformation to be historically inaccurate. Furthermore, it was clear that Luther would never have been able to bring about a reformation in the church by himself. Many other people played important roles in putting the reformation ideas into action and carrying it to the rest of the world.
book reviews
The Foundation is pleased to announce a series of book reviews presented by the Center for the Theology of Childhood.
The Center’s book reviews are available here, and more will be added periodically. Currently reviewed in this series are:
The Grace of Playing: Pedagogies for Leaning into God’s New Creation (2016)
by Courtney T. Goto
I Wonder: Engaging a Child’s Curiosity about the Bible (2016)
by Elizabeth F. Caldwell
The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving (2015)
by Lisa J. Miller
Children’s Bibles in America: A Reception History of the Story of Noah’s Ark in US Children’s Bibles (2016)
by Russell W. Dalton
Trainers Evamaria Simon and Adelheid Ebel are now working on a second Godly Play-inspired story about the process of the Reformation. Based on the Reformation’s “Five Solas”, the story helps the listener to explore the ideas and process of the Reformation and how this process of renewal still takes place in the church today. The story is currently in a “rough draft” phase where the text is being polished and the play possibilities being worked out.
Our hope is that these Reformation stories will help children and adults to explore, discover, and be inspired. Reformation and renewal are important, and they are a continuing process. Luther did not do it alone, and neither can we. It is a team effort. Kind of like Godly Play when you think about it. C
Sheila Whittenberg is a Godly Play Trainer, children’s minister, and primary school teacher in Berlin, Germany where she lives with her husband and two children. When not driving her family crazy with new Godly Play ideas, she enjoys running,
drawing and reading!
sheilaingermany@googlemail.com
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