Introduction Faithful Parenting.

The Search for Operating Instructions.

Author’s Note A Practical Theology of Children.

Chapter 1:Depraved, Innocent, or Knowing.

History Reinvents Childhood.

Chapter 2:Popular Psychology.

Children as Victims.

Chapter 3:Christian Faith.

Children as Sinful.

Chapter 4:Christian Faith.

Children as Gift.

Chapter 5:Feminism and Faith.

Children as the Labor of Love.

Chapter 6:Feminism and Faith.

Children as Agents.

Epilogue Care of Children as a Religious Discipline and Community Practice.

Thinking About Children and Faith.

Questions for Reflection References.

Acknowledgments.

The Author.

Index.