Cover
Acknowledgements
Introduction
A Christian Theological Statement in Support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 6
Part 1. Setting the Stage: Residential Schools, Canadian Churches, and Corporal Punishment
Chapter 1. A Prophetic Call to Churches in Canada
Chapter 2. “I Was Spanked and I’m OK”: Examining Thirty Years of Research Evidence on Corporal Punishment
Chapter 3. Corporal Punishment: The Child’s Experience
Chapter 4. Lies That Have Shaped Us: Racism, Violence, and
Part 2. Examining Sacred Texts: Christian Theological Reflections on Corporal Punishment
Chapter 5. Acculturation, Enculturation, and Social Imaginaries: The Complex Relationship between the Gospel and Culture
Chapter 6. Reading the Bible Redemptively
Chapter 7. What Do We Do with Proverbs?
Chapter 8. The Significance of Robust Theologies of Childhood for Honouring Children’s Full Humanity and Rejecting Corporal Punishment
Part 3. Seeking Further Wisdom: Indigenous Parenting, Positive Approaches to Discipline, and Spiritual Practices
Chapter 9. The Circle of Courage: Raising Respectful, Responsible Children through Indigenous Child-Rearing Practices
Chapter 10. Inunnguiniq: Inuit Perspectives on Raising a Human Being
Chapter 11. Rethinking Christian Theologies of Discipline and Discipleship
Chapter 12. Walking the Path Toward Reconciliation: One Mother’s Transformative Journey from Parenting with Punishment to Parenting with Positive Discipline
Chapter 13. Whole-Person Discipline: The Spiritual Nurture of Children
Part 4. Moving Toward Reconciliation: Reflections on the Theological Statement and (Re)Imagining Our Shared Future
Chapter 14. Developing the Theological Statement on Corporal Punishment: The Process
Chapter 15. An International Perspective on the Canadian Theological Statement: Context, Tools, and Encouragement
Chapter 16. “On Sparing the Rod and Spoiling the Child”: Preaching on Call to Action 6 and the Repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code
Chapter 17. An Opportune Time: Corrupt Imagination and Distorted Lives
Chapter 18. Hiding, Finding, and Breaking: One Man’s Journey to Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Violence
Chapter 19. Let Ours Be Hands That Bless
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