Decolonizing discipline : children, corporal punishment, Christian theologies, and reconciliation

Michaelson, Valerie, (editor.). Durrant, Joan E., (editor.).

Summary: "In June 2015, Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released 94 Calls to Action that urged reform of policies and programs to repair the harms caused by the Indian Residential Schools. Decolonizing Discipline is a response to Call to Action 6--the call to repeal Section 43 of Canada's Criminal Code, which justifies the corporal punishment of children. Editors Valerie Michaelson and Joan Durrant have brought together diverse voices to respond to this call and to consider the ways that colonial Western interpretations of Christian theologies have been used over centuries to normalize violence and rationalize the physical discipline of children. Theologians, clergy, social scientists, and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders and community members explore the risks that corporal punishment poses to children and examine practical, non-violent approaches to discipline. The authors invite readers to participate in shaping this country into one that does not sanction violence against children. " --

Record details

ISBN: 9780887558658
Physical Description: xv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Selected revised papers presented at a conference, the Forum on TRC 6 Call to Action, in October, 2017, held at Queen's University, Ontario.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258).
Formatted Contents Note:	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 -- A prophetic call to churches in Canada / Mark MacDonald -- "I was spanked and I'm OK": examining thirty years of research evidence on corporal punishment / Joan E. Durrant -- Corporal punishment: the child's experience / Bernadette J. Saunders -- Lies that have shaped us: racism, violence, and ageism in Canadian churches / Valerie E. Michaelson -- Part 2. Examining sacred texts: Christian theological reflections on corporal punishment -- Acculturation, enculturation, and social imaginaries: the complex relationship between the gospel and culture / Peter Robinson -- Reading the Bible redemptively / William J. Webb -- What do we do with Proverbs? / William S. Morrow -- The significance of robust theologies of childhood for honouring children's full humanity and rejecting corporal punishment / Marcia J. Bunge -- Part 3. Seeking further wisdom: indigenous parenting, positive approaches to discipline, and spiritual practices -- The circle of courage: raising respectful, responsible children through indigenous child-rearing practices / Martin Brokenleg -- Inunnguiniq: Inuit perspectives on raising a human being / Shirley Tagalik -- Rethinking Christian theologies of discipline and discipleship / Marcia J. Bunge -- Walking the path toward reconciliation: one mother's transformative journey from parenting with punishment to parenting with positive discipline / Charlene Hallett and Ashley Stewart-Tufescu -- Whole-person discipline: the spiritual nurture of children / Amy Crawford and Andrew Sheldon -- Part 4. Moving toward reconciliation: reflections on the theological statement and (re)imagining our shared future -- Developing the theological statement on corporal punishment: the process / Kacey Dool -- An international perspective on the Canadian Theological statement: context, tools, and encouragement / Chris Dodd -- "On sparing the rod and spoiling the child": preaching on Call to Action 6 and the repeal of Section 43 of the criminal code / John H. Young -- An opportune time: corrupt imagination and distorted lives / Michael Thompson -- Hiding, finding, and breaking: one man's journey to breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence / Clarence Hale and Valerie E. Michaelson -- Let ours be hands that bless / Riscylla Shaw.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in electronic formats.