Read ebook Wendy Thomas Russell - Relax, It's Just God : How and Why to Talk to Your Kids about Religion When You're Not Religious in TXT, MOBI
9781941932001 English 1941932002 A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, non-religious parents are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable to fall back on what they were taught as children, many of these parents are struggling-or simply failing-to address complicated religious questions and issues with their children in ways that promote curiosity, kindness, and independence. Author Wendy Thomas Russell sifts through hard data-including the results of her own survey of 1,000 nonreligious parents-and delivers gentle but straightforward advice to this often-overlooked segment of the American population. With a thoughtful voice infused with humor, Russell seamlessly merges scientific thought, scholarly research, and everyday experience with respect for a full range of ways to view the world. Relax, It's Just God goes beyond the numbers to give nonreligious parents a toolkit to assist with their unique and complex issues and to usher in a more compassionate generation. Relax, It's Just Godaims to help nonreligious parents struggling to find the right time place, tone and language with which to talk about God. Itencourages parents to promote religious curiosity, communication and diversity by lightening up and opening up about religion with their kids. By supporting kids as they explore religion on their own, we ensure that they make up their own mindsabout what to believe, or not believe - and that they extend love and respect to those who may not agree with them.", For nonreligious parents looking to raise critically thinking,religiously literate, and highly tolerant childrencapableof making uptheir own minds about what tobelieve,Relax, It's Just God: How and Why To Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You're Not Religiousis the secular equivalent of a godsend.With a thoughtful voice infused with humor, author Wendy Thomas Russell seamlessly merges scientific thought, scholarly research, and everyday experience in a book that gives non-religious parents (whether they be atheist, agnostic, apatheist or somewhere along the spiritual spectrum) a toolkit to assist with their unique and complex issues.The bookshows modern, progressive parents how to avoid indoctrination; communicate openly butkindlywith religious relatives, family members, and in-laws; confront and manage "religious baggage" so as to not hand it on to the next generation; talk about death and dying without the familiar comfort of heaven;give kids a broad overview of world religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam;and show children how to practice true religious tolerance while also vaccinating them against the intolerance of others (i.e. threats of hell.)A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, first-generation secular mothers and fathers are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable or unwilling to fall back on what they were taught as youths, godless, faithless or simply religion-less parents often find themselves at a loss for how to approach faith with their young children in ways that marry compassion with truth, open-mindedness with honesty, and literacy with skepticism. A native Midwesterner, Russell spent the bulk of her career at the Long Beach Press-Telegram. She is a member of the Secular Global Institute, a think tank for international policy, and hosts a blog on Patheos called Natural Wonderers. Author Dale McGowan calls Russell "a strong, funny, articulate new voice in secular parenting."
9781941932001 English 1941932002 A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, non-religious parents are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable to fall back on what they were taught as children, many of these parents are struggling-or simply failing-to address complicated religious questions and issues with their children in ways that promote curiosity, kindness, and independence. Author Wendy Thomas Russell sifts through hard data-including the results of her own survey of 1,000 nonreligious parents-and delivers gentle but straightforward advice to this often-overlooked segment of the American population. With a thoughtful voice infused with humor, Russell seamlessly merges scientific thought, scholarly research, and everyday experience with respect for a full range of ways to view the world. Relax, It's Just God goes beyond the numbers to give nonreligious parents a toolkit to assist with their unique and complex issues and to usher in a more compassionate generation. Relax, It's Just Godaims to help nonreligious parents struggling to find the right time place, tone and language with which to talk about God. Itencourages parents to promote religious curiosity, communication and diversity by lightening up and opening up about religion with their kids. By supporting kids as they explore religion on their own, we ensure that they make up their own mindsabout what to believe, or not believe - and that they extend love and respect to those who may not agree with them.", For nonreligious parents looking to raise critically thinking,religiously literate, and highly tolerant childrencapableof making uptheir own minds about what tobelieve,Relax, It's Just God: How and Why To Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You're Not Religiousis the secular equivalent of a godsend.With a thoughtful voice infused with humor, author Wendy Thomas Russell seamlessly merges scientific thought, scholarly research, and everyday experience in a book that gives non-religious parents (whether they be atheist, agnostic, apatheist or somewhere along the spiritual spectrum) a toolkit to assist with their unique and complex issues.The bookshows modern, progressive parents how to avoid indoctrination; communicate openly butkindlywith religious relatives, family members, and in-laws; confront and manage "religious baggage" so as to not hand it on to the next generation; talk about death and dying without the familiar comfort of heaven;give kids a broad overview of world religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam;and show children how to practice true religious tolerance while also vaccinating them against the intolerance of others (i.e. threats of hell.)A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, first-generation secular mothers and fathers are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable or unwilling to fall back on what they were taught as youths, godless, faithless or simply religion-less parents often find themselves at a loss for how to approach faith with their young children in ways that marry compassion with truth, open-mindedness with honesty, and literacy with skepticism. A native Midwesterner, Russell spent the bulk of her career at the Long Beach Press-Telegram. She is a member of the Secular Global Institute, a think tank for international policy, and hosts a blog on Patheos called Natural Wonderers. Author Dale McGowan calls Russell "a strong, funny, articulate new voice in secular parenting."