International Association for Children's Spirituality Information
Promoting and supporting research and practice in relation to children’s spirituality.
Who we are
The International Association for Children’s Spirituality seeks to promote and support research and practice in relation to children’s spirituality within education and wider contexts of children’s care and wellbeing.
The Association understands spirituality broadly and inclusively as having relation to the religious and beyond the religious. We encourage holistic approaches to children’s spirituality and personal development across a variety of disciplines, professions, organisations and communities.
Our methods of working are based on a set of values and aims which can be read here.
Spirituality
We understand spirituality broadly and inclusively as relating to the religious and beyond the religious. We encourage holistic approaches to children’s spirituality and personal development across a variety of disciplines, professions, organisations and communities.
We are an international network of individuals and groups who recognise the importance of addressing the spiritual lives of children and young people in their research and practice.
In this it overlaps with elements of religious experience without being associated necessarily with any set of beliefs.
Call for Proposals: 2025 Virtual International Conference
The 2025 virtual conference will focus on new and continuing challenges in children’s spirituality in an uncertain world and how the research and practices of participants are responding to these challenges. We particularly invite papers and online presentations that address children’s spirituality in an uncertain world in light of 1) school-based policies and practices, 2) faith community-based practices, 3) public/policy-oriented issues, 4) children’s health and wellbeing. We also welcome proposals addressing other topics and practical pre-recorded workshops that can be offered online. We encourage all projects to highlight children’s voices when possible, and graduate student proposals will be gladly received.