Called by Mind and Spirit - crossing the borderlands of childhood
by Gavin and Joanna Knight
published by Continuum Publishing Corporation £12.99
Following the success of their first book, Disturbed by Mind and Spirit, Gavin and Joanna Knight now explore what it is to journey through childhood, to be called by God.
While different secular voices have had an important role to play in the debate about the effect of the modern world on our children's health and well-being, the spirituality of the child is frequently misrepresented, misunderstood and undervalued. Called by Mind and Spirit: Crossing the Borderlands of Childhood seeks to redress this imbalance.
The book begins by exploring how our own family stories, passed down through generations, combined with our Christian heritage, influence who we are today. The themes of identity, formation and vocation are then related to modern childhood from the combined perspectives of priest and psychologist. In the process, the book asks how, in contemporary Britain, we can encourage and nurture children’s faith, and how we might better equip today’s children to understand and explore for themselves the world in which they are growing up.
Gavin is Chaplain at Monmouth School and Joanna works for the charity TASCS (Training in Autism Spectrum Conditions). They are parents of three boys.