RE: I told my little girl about angels yesterday...
August 31, 2017 at 2:02 pm
(This post was last modified: August 31, 2017 at 2:03 pm by Secular Elf.)
Not having any kids of my own, all I can say is that, if I did have any, I would want to be honest with them about the subject of death and religious beliefs. Having learned about child cognition from a college text book, children start to learn concepts around age seven. As far as angels are concerned, I would take the comparative mythology route when they are age appropriate. In studying ancient history I have noticed all the winged divine beings depicted in the various cultures of the ancient Middle East and the Greco-Roman world. There is no doubt there was a lot of cultural borrowing going on with the concept. The Early Christians depicted angels as youthful men, minus the wings. I would explain that to them.
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