Book Study

Godly Play: A Way of Religious Education by Dr. Jerome Berryman

In celebration of the 30th year since the publication of “Godly Play: A Way of Religious Education” we invited you to read, reflect, and go deeper in your work with children through this study guide and scholar interviews for each chapter.

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Chapter 1: Playing and Reality

Study guide and interview with Dr. Holly Catterton Allen

 
 

Chapter 2: An Adult at Play

Study Guide and Interview with Dr. Andrew Sheldon

 
 

Chapter 3: Children at Play

Study guide and interview with Dr. Tanya Campen

 
 

Check out Dr. Campen’s book “Holy Work with Children

Chapter 4: The Spoken Lesson

Study guide and interview with Dr. Brendan Hyde

 
 

Chapter 5: The Unspoken Lesson

Study guide and interviews with Dr. Rebecca Nye and Dr. Henri Zonio

Chapter 6: The Imagination and Godly Play

Study guide and interviews with Dr. Karen Crozier and Dr. Julian Stern

Chapter 7: The Theology of Childhood

Study guide and interviews with Dr. Marcia Bunge and Dr. Martin Steinhäuser

Go deeper with Dr. Bunge’s book “Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives” and

Dr. Steinhäuser’s edited volume “Godly Play: European Perspectives on Practice and Research