WorksheetsLast Child in the Wood Spirituality peter FFF MU
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 38mins
The author of Last Child of the Woods
Abraham Heschel
Richard Louv
Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the last page of the chapter, pg 306, Richard Louv interviews a beloved Kids TV show star, it was
Mr. Rogers
Barney the Dinosaur
Ringo Starr who was the narrated Thomas the Tank Engine
Captain Kangaroo
What did Abraham Heschel say how we should see life, (pages 291-292)
Nature is boring, stay inside
Live life in synagogue or monestary
Our goal in life should be to live life in radical amazement
as serving our self and our own needs
The author of the book thinks that spirituality and nature have no connections to each other
True
False
Write down one insight you gained by reading this chapter in the book. At least 12 words
Finish this quote, "To trace the history of a river or a raindrop, as John Muir would have done, is also to trace the history of the soul , the history of the mind, descending and arising in the body. .............. ( 1st page of the chapter, 291)
In both , we constantly seek and stumble on divinity."
In both we see how nature and the world has evolved".
In all things we are called to control and manipulate the river and the raindrop".
Sigmund Freud considered childhood's spirituality and mysticism, a regression into what he called oceanic experience of the womb. (pg.292)
True
False
William Wordsworth describes the transcendent experience he had in childhood as , The earth and every common sight, to me did seem apparelled in celestial light. pg. 292
True
False
Richard Louv would said that many very learned people in the early 20th century would think that William Wordsworth transcendent experience he had in childhood as would be considered sentimental claptrap. pg 292
True
False
In the gospels, Jesus says about children and having this particular view and vision that we all need to have. pg. 292
Unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom of God
It is all sentimental claptrap ,
You must grow up right away and not be childlike at all ,
God is dead.
Edward Hoffman states about childhood experiences of nature,
"Almost undeniable that some of us perhaps far more than we would suspect have undergone tremendous peak, even mystical experiences in our early years.
"that they only happen to those who have a Christian faith"
"are a bunch of bunk and claptrap" (made up nonsense)
pg 295, Joan Minieri who worked for an inter-fatih organization in New York city said,
"She understands the necessity of parental enthusiasm for nature, and the need to be intentional, "about nourishing it".
"Kids must find love of nature on their own without any parent involvement"
"Being in nature can be a very dangerous thing"
In the section on Faith based environmentalism(pg.299) and science Paul Gorman says,
"The extent that we separate our children from creation is the extent to which we separate them from the Creator"
"We need to separate creation from the idea of a creator"
"There is no God so you can do with what you want with creation "
pg 300, In Gorman's view, Any religious faith that acts in accomplice to this separation is heretical and sinful
True
False
Gorman's group founded in 1993 includes, pg 300 (MORE THAN ONE ANSWER IS NEEDED HERE) CLICK ON THE ANWSERS THAT APPLY
scientist and psychologists who are atheists
U.S. Catholic Conference
National
Council of the Churches of Christ
Coalition of the Environment and Jewish Life
pg 301 bottom, The author of Last Child surmises that , "we should not underestimate the power of this new synergy to shape this relationship between the next generation and nature."
DID HE REALLY SAY THIS
YES HE DID
NO HE DID NOT MAKE THIS STATEMENT
The author says about this movement of many different inter-faith groups
Faith base environmentalism can create strange bedfellows and powerful unions
it makes no sense that these different groups are working together
shows that their is no God or Creator or Mother Nature
pg 301, Bill McKibben the author of the book, The End of Nature has suggested that an imaginary newspaper headline that would sum up our age perfectly:
"Human Supplant God; Everything changes". DID HE REALLY SAY THIS?
YES HE DID
NO HE DID NOT
What did you think of the chapter from the book
I really enjoyed the chapter
It was a bunch of bunk and malarkey
It has some good thoughts and insights
I most likely would not have ever read it, except it was something we had to read in class
pg. 304 For those who have children, the anchoring of environmental ethics in responsibility to descendants gives environmental values a concrete and emotional grounding stronger than abstract principle
True
False
According to the MIT report, environmental values should be based on atheistic beliefs and not on any belief in God
True
False
The author states his belief about children and nature, "But my experience has taught me that children and young people have much to tell us about nature and the spirit, if we care to listen
True
False
One question that the author's son Matthew had was, are God and Mother Nature married or just good friends
True
False
Mr. Rogers answer to the authors son's question about God and Mother Nature was .......... page 306
God is real, there is no Mother Nature
your Mom and Dad are married and they have two fine young sons and they are important to both of them, It one way that what God and nature are like, by having parents who love us
Silly boy, there is no God or Mother Nature
Nothing so encapsulates the worldview of our secular society as does their love for “mother nature.” Whether rank materialist, atheist, or pantheist, they have descended to worshiping the creature and the creation in place of the Creator
Page 302 middle, How would Paul Gorman say to Suzanne Thompson about her fear of children worshipping nature instead of God.
that is what I want, I want kids to become pantheists.
The purpose of creation really is to bring us---children and all of us---closer to the creator.
Gorman never said anything about this, he is an atheistic scientist and does not connect God and nature
