Children have a gift for spotting the subjects we adults go to great lengths to avoid—the ones that make us uncomfortable, that catch us off guard. God is one of them. For many, fielding a child's questions about faith feels risky, especially when they ask something we haven't fully sorted out ourselves.
This book offers real help for anyone willing to take that risk. It's a guide for talking with children about God, faith, suffering, and wrongdoing in ways that feel honest. The authors begin with the classic questions—"Who is God?" "Where does he live?"—but don't stop there. They dig deeper, addressing the harder ones: "Do all people in the world believe in the same God?" "How do we choose our god?" Adults reading this will find plenty to think through on their own, reflections that will make them more aware of the conversation they're about to have with a child—whether that child is being catechized, living in a stable home, or not.
Laura Nardini, 2008
