Godly Play - European Perspectives on Practice and Research Gott im Spiel - Europäische Perspektiven auf Praxis und Forschung

Book Cover / Buchtitel

Imprint / Impressum

Contents/Inhalt

Preface

Vorwort

Introduction 1: Content and Structure of this book (Rune Øystese)

1 How this book came about

2 Overview of the contents

3 How to use this book

4 Why this book is bilingual

5 About the Modest Aims of this Book

Einführung 1: Inhalt und Struktur dieses Buches (Rune Øystese)

1 Wie dieses Buch entstand

2 Inhaltlicher Überblick

3 Zum Gebrauch dieses Buches

4 Warum dieses Buch zweisprachig ist

5 Die moderaten Intentionen dieses Buches

Introduction 2: Research on Godly Play (Martin Steinhäuser)

1 Why Research Godly Play?

2 Research History and Strategies

2.1 Foundational Research by Jerome Berryman

2.2 International Research Interests

3 Types of Godly Play Research

4 Questions and Content

Sources/Quellen

Appendix

Einführung 2: Godly Play und Forschung

1 Warum Godly Play beforschen?

2 Forschungsgeschichte und Forschungsstrategien

2.1 Gründungsforschung und Normative des Erfinders

2.2 Internationale Forschungsinteressen

3 Richtungen der Beforschung von Godly Play / Gott im Spiel

4 Welche Fragen, welche Inhalte?

Literatur

Part A: Where it all happens – Country Reports

The European Growth of Godly Play (Peter Privett)

Zusammenfassung

1 Beginnings

2 Training

3 Translation

4 Compromise

5 Organization and Support

6 Challenges

References

Godly Play in Belarus (Alesya Avsievich and Tanya Manulik)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Belarus

3 Godly Play in Belarus today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Belgium (Flanders and Brussels) (Katie Velghe)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Belgium

3 Godly Play in Belgium today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in the Czech Republic (Petra Bandhauer)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to the Czech Republic

3 Godly Play in the Czech Republic today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Denmark (Erik Holmgaard)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Denmark

3 Godly Play in Denmark today

4 Training

5 Perspectives

Godly Play in Estonia (Eha Kraft, Maria Põldaru, Mari Vahermägi)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Estonia

3 Godly Play in Estonia today

Godly Play in Finland (Anita Ahtiainen)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Finland

3 Godly Play in Finland today

4 Outside Finland

5 Deep Talk – Spin-off from Godly Play

Godly Play in Germany (Martin Steinhäuser)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Germany

3 Godly Play in Germany today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Ireland (Kate Cavanagh)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Ireland

3 Godly Play in Ireland today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Latvia (Anita Kazaka)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Latvia

3 Godly Play in Latvia today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in The Netherlands (Christi Loor, Irma Visser)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to the Netherlands

3 Godly Play in The Netherlands today

4 The Future of Godly Play in The Netherlands

Godly Play in Norway (Rune Øystese)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Norway

3 Organizational Matters

4 Challenges

5 Perspectives

Godly Play in Russia (Asmic Arutyunova, Tuula Valkonen)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Russia

3 Godly Play in Russia today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Scotland (Alex Mackenzie)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Scotland

3 Godly Play in Scotland today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Spain (David Pritchard)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Spain

3 Godly Play España today

4 Recent Developments and Perspectives

Godly Play in Sweden (Elin Rundh Dapo)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to Sweden

3 Godly Play in Sweden today

4 Perspectives

Godly Play in Switzerland (Caroline Baertschi)

1 General Information

2 Godly Play in Switzerland: A Collection of Stories

2.1 French Switzerland: How Godly Play Developed in Geneva

2.2 German Switzerland

3 Godly Play in Switzerland today: Perspectives

Godly Play in the United Kingdom (Peter Privett)

1 General Information

2 How Godly Play Came to the UK

3 Godly Play in the UK today

4 Perspectives

Where in the World is Godly Play? An Overview of the Global Godly Play Community (Andrew Sheldon)

Zusammenfassung

1 In the Beginning

2 The Second Generation

3 To the UK and Europe

4 To the Ends of the Earth

5 Godly Play and Ecumenism

6 The Third Generation

7 Where in the World is Godly Play?

8 Godly Play: A Global Circle

Part B: Foundational Reflections on Theory and Methodology

The Integrity of Godly Play as an Object for Research. A Consideration of its Development, Assumptions, and Conceptual Unity (Jerome W. Berryman)

Zusammenfassung

1 The Opening of the Process: 1960

2 Scanning: 1960–1970

3 Insight: 1970–1974

4 Development: 1974–2017

4.1 Implementing Montessori and Cavalletti

4.2 William James and the Art of Teaching

4.3 Publishing Godly Play Theory

4.4 Soft Closure: 2018

5 The Scientific Plausibility for Godly Play's Key Assumptions

6 What, then, Is the Entity to Be Researched?

7 Conclusion

References

Children's Voice and Theology. Godly Play in a Broader Perspective (Friedrich Schweitzer)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 Broadening the Approach: European Perspectives on Godly Play

3 Godly Play and Children as Theologians

3.1 Theology by Children

3.2 Theology with Children

3.3 Theology for Children

4 Theology of Childhood

References

„Das war spannend und jetzt fühle ich mich anders.“ Über die gegenseitige Befruchtung von Kindertheologie und Godly Play (´Petra Freudenberger-Lötz)

Summary

1 Ein Schlüsselerlebnis

2 Charakteristika Theologischer Gespräche: ihre Chancen und ihre Grenzen

3 Hintergrundwissen: Einbruchstellen des Glaubens

3.1 Der Weltbildparadigmenwechsel wird vorgenommen aufgrund des vorherrschenden naturwissenschaftlichen Zugangs zur Welt

3.2 Die Religionskritik erwacht aufgrund der Fähigkeit zur Mittelreflexion

3.3 Die Theodizeefrage erwacht aufgrund der Erfahrung des Nicht-Eingreifens Gottes

4 Godly Play und die Möglichkeit eines neuen Zugangs

5 Vergleich der inneren Struktur beider Ansätze

5.1 Die Struktur eines Theologischen Gespräches

5.2 Die Struktur einer Godly Play Einheit

5.3 Sich über die Ergründungsfragen hinaus wagen

6 Möglichkeiten der Weiterentwicklung

Literatur

Kinder als Forschende (Carolin Magdalena Altmann, Johanna Kallies-Bothmann und Marie Sophie Kitzinger)

Summary

Einleitung

1 Zum Forschungsbegriff

1.1 Entwicklungspsychologische Einsichten

1.2 Konstruktivismus

2 Zum Forschungsbegriff aus pädagogischer Sicht

2.1 Reformpädagogik/Montessori-Pädagogik

2.2 Freinet-Pädagogik

2.3 Reggio-Pädagogik

2.4 Forschen als menschliche Grundfähigkeit

2.5 Beteiligung von Kindern auf der Meta-Ebene

2.6 Religionspädagogische Perspektive – Kindertheologie

3 Zum Forschungsbegriff aus sozialwissenschaftlich-empirischer Sicht

4 Zusammenführung

5 Ausblick: Kinder als Forschende in Godly Play

Literatur

Research on Godly Play. What can be Learned from Montessori Research? (John Chattin-McNichols)

Zusammenfassung

Introduction

1 Research Problems in Montessori

2 Categories of Academic Research on Montessori and Analogs for Godly Play

3 Teacher or Practitioner Research

4 Some Ideas for Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Godly Play

4.1 Some Qualitative or Mixed Methods Ideas Include:

4.2 Some Quantitative or Mixed Methods Ideas Include:

References

Die Vorstellung Gottes. Eine phänomenologisch-hermeneutische Studie zum Begriff der Imagination bei Godly Play/Gott im Spiel (Martin Steinhäuser)

Summary

Einleitung

1 Imagination in Aktion – Begriff und Merkmale

1.1 Visualität

1.2 Innenseite von Erfahrungen

1.3 Körperlichkeit

1.4 Lösungswege erkunden

1.5 Die halbdurchlässige Grenze

1.6 Realität kreativ verändern

1.7 Die Bedeutung des Anderen

2 Imagination in theoretischer Reflexion

2.1 Imagination im Konzept von Godly Play

2.2 Die Vorstellung Gottes in konzeptioneller Reflexion

3 Qualitätsmaßstäbe für die Praxis von Godly Play / Gott im Spiel

3.1 Materialien

3.2 Sprache

3.3 Curriculum

3.4 Spiel und kreative Tätigkeit

3.5 Stimulierende Haltung

Literatur

Jesus und die Kinder (Mk 10,13–16parr.) als Begründung des religionspädagogischen Perspektivenwechsels? Eine kritisch-exegetische Studie (Ursula Ulrike Kaiser)

Summary

1 Hinführung zum Thema

2 Die Erzählung von der Kindersegnung und deren interpretative Leerstellen

3 Wie ein Kind – Die spezifische Aufnahme von Mk 10,15 in Mt 18,3

4 Statusverzicht und die Verheißung des Gottesreiches

5 Schluss

Literatur

Godly Play and the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. A Theological Comparison (Dominic Black)

1 Introduction

2 The Development and Dissemination of Godly Play

3 Biblical Theology

4 A Theocentric Emphasis

5 Eschatology

6 Conclusions

References

What Makes Telling Bible Stories Important? (Rune Øystese)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 The Alternative to Telling Stories

3 Why Tell Stories

4 Grand Narratives

5 Comparing Narratives

5.1 The Secular-Humanist Grand Narrative

5.2 The Grand Narrative of Consumerism

5.3 The Christian Grand Narrative

5.4 The Relationship between the Grand Narratives

6 The Ambiguity of a Grand Narrative

7 Telling Bible Stories as Part of the Christian Narrative

7.1 How do we Tell the Stories as Metaphors, Connecting to Lived Life?

7.2 To Promote an Imaginative Process

References

The Ideal and the Real. Reflections on the Ethics of Communicating the Gospel to Children (Henrik Syse)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 Power, Vulnerability, and Authenticity

3 Conclusion

References

Responses to Henrik Syse (Katie Velghe, Christian Kahrs, Juha Luodeslampi)

Good Questions – Katie Velghe

About Preachers and Presenters – Christian Kahrs

Ethical Quality from the Godly Play World – Juha Luodeslampi

Respecting Boundaries. Ethical Standards in Theological Research Involving Children (Mirjam Zimmermann)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction: Practical Examples from the Field

2 Existing Ethical Guidelines

3 Boundaries in Planning Research

3.1 Planning the Research Design

3.2 Choosing the Methodology: for example, Designing a Questionnaire

3.3 Applying for Ethical Clearance

4 Boundaries in Collecting Data

4.1 Children Are Vulnerable

4.2 Children Have Different Competences

5 Boundaries in Evaluation: Analysing and Interpreting Data

5.1 Reflected Subjectivity

5.2 Children as Interpreters

6 Boundaries in the Publication of Results

6.1 Protecting the Research Participants

6.2 Reporting back to Research Respondents

7 Conclusions

References

Participatory Awareness. Researching the Process of Introducing Godly Play in a Church Setting (Martin Steinhäuser)

Zusammenfassung

1 Before the Research Starts

1.1 Leading Hypotheses and Leading Question

1.2 Literature Overview of the Leading Hypothesis and Research Question

1.3 Interim Result

2 Developing and Applying a Design for the Research

2.1 Defining a Theoretical and Empirical Frame for the Research

2.2 Choosing a Field and Clarifying the Bias

2.3 Collecting Data: Using Multiple Methods and Perspectives in a Cumulative Process

2.4 Interpreting Data and Aiming at a ‘Grounded Theory’

2.5 Validating the Results

3 Summary and Outlook

References

Part C: Examples of Empirical Research Projects

The Desire for God. Irish Children's Voices on Spiritual Education (Cora O'Farrell)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 Rationale for the Study

3 Context of the Study

4 Methodology

5 The Research Process and Findings

5.1 Phase One of the Research

5.2 Phase Two of the Research

5.3 Phase Three of the Research

6 Conclusion

References

Experiences of Godly Play in Flanders. Research with Secondary School Adolescents (Annemie Dillen and Jeroen Hendrickx)

1 Introduction

2 Research Methodology

3 Results

4 Discussion & Conclusion

References

Stalking the Wild Silence. Outline of a Proposed Investigation into Children's Experiences of the Silence Generated by Godly Play (Lisa Debney)

Zusammenfassung

1 Silence and Godly Play

2 So what Elements of Godly Play Invite Silence?

3 So what might these Experiences of Silence Offer in the Context of Primary School Education?

4 Research Design: Or how to Stalk a Wild Silence

References

Building the Circle on the Same Eye Level. Inclusive Playfulness in Godly Play (Wolfhard Schweiker and Elke Theurer-Vogt)

Zusammenfassung

1 Question and Current State of Discussion

2 Explorative Study

3 Description and Analysis

3.1 Building the Circle

3.2 Storytelling andWondering

3.3 Response Time

3.4 The Feast

4 Results and Outlook

4.1 Nadine and Luis

4.2 The Inclusive Group in Large and the Need for Negotiation

4.3 Specially Gifted

4.4 Necessary Adaptations

5 Summary and Outlook

References

The Parable of the Sower. An Adaptation of the Godly Play Approach on a Psychiatric Unit of a Major Children's Hospital (Ryan Campbell and Cheryl V. Minor)

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Framework – Why Godly Play?

3 How is this Approach Adapted for its Use on the Psychiatric Unit?

3.1 Method of Data Collection

3.2 The Parable of the Sower: The Story of One Session

4 Analysis

5 Summary

References

Leave the Bow Untied. Exploring the Role of Godly Play in Facilitating Spirituality in Adults (Elizabeth Turner)

1 Introduction

2 Background

2.1 Sophisticate Theology

2.2 Sacred Space

2.3 Layers of Meaning

2.4 Sacred Language: Joy

3 Methodology

4 Results

5 Conclusion

6 Further Reflection

References

An Enquiry into the Curatorial of the Eucharist with Children. Children Helping to Make the Worship Happen (Trudie Morris)

Zusammenfassung

1 Backgrounds and Contexts

2 Concepts

2.1 Children and Co-curation

2.2 The Eucharist and Co-curation

3 Research Design and Fieldwork

3.1 Method

3.2 PAR and Godly Play

3.3 Ethical Considerations

3.4 Recruitment

3.5 Data Collection Methods and Analysis

4 Key Findings

4.1 Factual Findings

4.2 Interpretive and Conceptual Findings

5 Conclusion

References

Part D: Stories from diverse Godly Play Practices

The Spiritual Care of Older People in Care Settings. Experiences and Reflections on the Use of Godly Play (Kathryn Lord)

Zusammenfassung

A Scene to Begin with

1 Overarching Question

2 Method Structure and Theory

2.1 Mutual Blessings

2.2 Method: Reflective Debrief

2.3 Theory: The Benefits of Godly Play

3 Five Questions for Reflective Practice

3.1 How can Godly Play be a Ministry of Presence to Older People?

3.2 How does Godly Play offer spiritual accompaniment?

3.3 How is Godly Play Adapted for the Needs of Older People?

3.4 How is Godly Play Adapted to the Environment of a Care Setting?

3.5 How can Godly Play Help Change the Culture in Care Settings?

4 Perspectives

References

Upstairs at Holy Trinity. The Story so far (Jeanny Wang)

1 How Godly Play Came to Holy Trinity School

2 The Context of Godly Play at Holy Trinity School

3 Examples of what has Happened in our Godly Play Room

3.1 The Children are Able to Bring Deep Personal Needs

3.2 The Children Connect theirWondering with Everyday Life

3.3 The Children Make Deep Theological Connections

3.4 The Children, including Vulnerable Children, are Calm

3.5 The Godly Play Room is a Safe Place for Children

4 And into the Future

Making Godly Play Accessible for a Child with High Functioning Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Severe Anxiety Disorder (Nicola Best in collaboration with Andrea Harrison)

1 Oliver

2 Coming the First Time

3 Preparing for the Next Sessions

4 The Second Visit – and onwards

Godly Play to Go. A Case Study Using a Portable Godly Play Classroom in a 20 kg Suitcase (Bridget Steenkamp, Angela Symington and Laura Guida)

1 Introduction

2 Making and Trialling Suitable Materials

3 Case Studies

3.1 Case Study One

3.2 Case Study Two

4 Reflections

4.1 Benefits

4.2 Limitations

4.3 Planning Future Child Lead Research

5 Conclusion

References

Rune Øystese: The Best Godly Play Experiences

Zusammenfassung

1 Introduction

2 Method and Bias

3 The Storytellers

4 The Stories

4.1 The Stories about the Best Experiences

4.2 The Most Important Experiences

5 The Stories that could be Done Without

References

Part E: Perspectives

Godly Play Research in the Future. Challenges and Perspectives (Rune Øystese and Martin Steinhäuser)

1 Contributions from Riga and Topics for Further Research

1.1 General Questions

1.2 Questions of Methodology

1.3 Questions of Practice

2 The Methodological Outlook

2.1 Action Research by Reflective Practitioners (by Martin Steinhäuser)

2.2 Case Studies (by Rune Øystese)

References

Perspektiven der Gott im Spiel-Forschung. Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen (Rune Øystese und Martin Steinhäuser)

1 Erträge aus Riga und weitere Forschungsdesiderate

1.1 Grundsatzfragen

1.2 Methodische und methodologische Fragen

1.3 Fragen der Praxis

2 Methodologische Ausblicke

2.1 „Action Research“ by „Reflective Practitioners“ / Aktionsforschung durch Gott im Spiel-Erzählerinnen und -Erzähler (von Martin Steinhäuser)

2.2 Fallstudien (von Rune Øystese)

Literatur

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