Discourses and Reviews Upon Questions (Classic Reprint): In Controversial Theology and Practical Religion: In Controversial Theology and Practical Religion (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Orville Dewey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330211707 ISBN 13: 9781330211700

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Rethinking how we teach religion to children and why it matters This collection argues that religious instruction should be warm, personal, and clear, not harsh or abstract. It urges shifting from direct, forced lessons to a gentler, more human approach that helps children feel connected to God and goodness.

The writing compares religious instruction to ordinary parenting, warning that a stern, fear-based method can push learners away. It promotes making God feel near and loving, and suggests starting with a child’s own sense of right and wrong, then guiding them toward faith as a natural, hopeful part of life. The aim is to cultivate trust, affection, and genuine spiritual understanding rather than rote compliance.

• Exposes limitations of direct, moralizing teaching and calls for more inward, compassionate influence.


• Advocates presenting God as a present, benevolent presence rather than distant authority.


• Emphasizes starting with a child’s inner sense of right, love, and experience of care.


• Offers a framework to balance conscience, feeling, and moral insight in religious education.

Ideal for readers who seek thoughtful, questions-based approaches to religion and moral formation in education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330211707
• ISBN 13: 9781330211700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 398