Godly Play invites one into a life-long journey of exploration. A number of

resources have become available recently that you may find helpful for your continuing education. We shall begin with two of my own recent books. The first is about the big picture in theology and the second one is about the art of teaching Godly Play.

good companion to Children and the Theologians. Teaching Godly Play is a revised and expanded, second edition of a book published in 1995. It begins by discussing why serious-serene play is important to nourish children’s spirituality and then moves the reader through the process of how to mentor children so they can enter adolescence with an inner working model of the Christian language system. This system includes sacred stories, parables, liturgical action, and contemplative silence. It needs to be internalized and functioning by adolescence so it is available in a deeply rooted, yet open and creativeway, to help young people to fashion a new, larger, more conscious, and increasingly

In addition to the above resources in theology, method, and curriculum there has also been a great deal written recently about the spirituality of children. I would like to mention three key books in addition to one of my own from this growing collection. The three books are David Hay’s and Rebecca Nye’s The Spirit of the Child; Rebecca Nye’s Children’s Spirituality (What It Is and Why It Matters); and Brendan Hyde’s Children and Spirituality: Searching for Meaning and Connectedness. My own 1991 book Godly Play is also useful. There is even a scholarly journal now available, published in England, called The International Journal of Children’s Spirituality to support your work. (Article: Copyright J Berryman 2010)