Children, Development and Training - Jeyaraj, Jesudason Baskar

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Résumé :
More than four millions children are at risk in this world due to various reasons. A paradigm shift is needed today giving priority and importance to serve children. Various agencies are ministering to and with children. Child Theology is developing in different countries to provide biblical and missional foundation to work for the rights of children and empower them. The nine chapters of this book challenge us to pay serious attention to the problems and prospects of children. It is a valuable resource book for parents, pastors, teachers and social workers.

Biographie:
JESUDASON BASKAR JEYARAJ is a professor of Biblical Studies and taught in various seminaries. He is an ordained clergy of the Church of South India - Diocese of Madurai and Ramnad. He earned his PhD in Old Testament from the University of Sheffield, UK. He has published several books and articles in journals and is one of the Associate Editors of the South Asia Bible Commentary (ODP/Zondervan, 2015). Currently, he is the Honorary Director of Jubilee Institute in Madurai, organizing seminars for developing leaders and networking with Holistic Child Development educational programmes. He is a life member of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, fellow of Langham Scholars, and a member of the International Association of Mission Studies.