Toward the end of last year The Boston Parents' Paper presented a panel discussion on "Nurturing Spirituality in Children" in the Sunday School auditorium of The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), in Boston. On the panel were religious educators from six different faiths, who were invited to tackle such questions as "Where do spiritual values come from?" and, "How do we share them with our children?" Our Features Editor, offers some observations on the discussion, which was the second in a series being planned for the Boston area.
In welcoming the panelists and the audience, host Christine Herlinger, Superintendent of the Mother Church Sunday School, spoke with gratitude of the increasing interest in spirituality in the world today. "It's important," she said, "for all of us to be a part of the ongoing dialogue about what spirituality is, and how we can find it. We learn so much from listening to what other people have found in their search.
"There are so many parents," she observed, "who are yearning deeply for the spiritual and moral education that gives us the ability to make right decisions and find healing solutions."
