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Cupit, C. Glenn – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2007
The adherence of traditional developmental theories to a linear paradigm is incompatible with the nature of "spirit". Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), a recent contributor to understanding child development, offers an alternative which avoids these paradigmatic limitations. Concepts of agency, "top-down" causality, emergence and…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Child Development