Decolonizing Discipline : Children, Corporal Punishment, Christian Theologies…

Decolonizing Discipline : Children, Corporal Punishment, Christian Theologies, and Reconciliation, Paperback by Michaelson, Valerie E. (EDT); Durrant, Joan E. (EDT), ISBN 0887558658, ISBN-13 9780887558658, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK

This work unites scholars and practitioners in health science, theology, and social science, along with clergy, Indigenous leaders, and community activists. They respond to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 6, to repeal Section 43 of Canada’s criminal code and make corporal punishment of children a crime. Contributors highlight the harm of corporal punishment, point to Christian theologies used to excuse physical punishment of children, and present methods for nonviolent discipline. Some contributors offer first-person experiences of Canada’s residential schools. Indigenous parenting, international perspectives on the Canadian Theological Statement, and racism in Canadian churches are some of the other subjects confronted. Distributed in the US by Longleaf Services Inc. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()