Project Gutenberg 2004-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 66 Lamoreaux, Antoinette Abernethy The Unfolding Life A Study of Development with Reference to Religious Training Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Stephen Schulze and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Unfolding Life" by Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux is a comprehensive study exploring the principles of human development as they relate to religious training, written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the nurturing of children from their earliest years, emphasizing the vital role that parents and educators play in shaping a child's physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. By analyzing developmental stages, Lamoreaux presents insights into how nurturers can effectively guide the unfolding potentials of young lives, urging them to cultivate an environment that fosters holistic growth. The opening of the book lays the foundation for its themes by introducing the metaphor of a "Child garden," where each child's unique identity and needs must be carefully attended to, much like individual plants. Lamoreaux outlines fundamental principles of growth, emphasizing that a child's life is not a blank slate but rather a bundle of possibilities influenced by both internal capabilities and external environments. The author illustrates this idea through vivid imagery and engaging examples, focusing on the importance of nurturing within the home and church settings. By contextualizing religious education within the broader framework of child development, the opening sets the stage for deeper exploration of the practices and concepts essential for nurturing the spiritual well-being of children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Child development Child psychology Religious education BV Text Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Teaching & Education 212896 210996 2024-10-06T08:27:35.703094 2023-10-06T09:32:38.260809 text/html text/html 210704 2020-12-18T06:53:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76529 2020-12-18T06:53:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150038 2024-10-06T08:27:42.448067 application/epub+zip 152455 2024-10-06T08:27:38.757064 application/epub+zip 139683 2024-10-06T08:27:37.468070 application/epub+zip 285340 2024-10-06T08:27:45.364032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267233 2024-10-06T08:27:41.705091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269649 2022-09-07T02:41:07.794984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197300 197220 2024-10-06T08:27:35.206100 2023-10-06T09:32:37.828803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 197071 2020-12-18T06:53:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73457 2020-12-18T06:53:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19885 2024-10-06T08:27:45.511015 application/rdf+xml 11577 2024-10-06T08:27:38.080071 image/jpeg 2994 2024-10-06T08:27:37.742065 image/jpeg 146276 2024-10-06T08:27:35.723092 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog