tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34219264.post6417394438874665456..comments2023-10-30T04:08:03.030-04:00Comments on Religion Is A Queer Thing: How do we welcome and minister to the young?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34219264.post-26556839883457469002008-11-20T16:55:00.000-05:002008-11-20T16:55:00.000-05:00You are suggesting that we raise children by liste...You are suggesting that we raise children by listening to them or following their lead I think. That has some wonderful possibilities, but how does that affect curriculum development?<BR/><BR/>And since you cited Wiesel I though I should add Heschel and Chapin. <BR/><BR/>Heschel begins his philosophy of religion by basing it on wonder. I kept thinking of that childlike wonder some of us lose and how helpful it is to nourish it.<BR/><BR/>Harry Chapin, the folk singer, has a wonderful song about education. The song tells the story of a little boy told to paint flowers in green and red when he wants to paint them more because "there are so many colors in the rainbow . . ." The song ends by wondering about how we can teach all of our children to sing "there are so many colors in the rainbow . . ." It seems to me that Christian Education/Formation has to be about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com