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This Open Access book explores how children draw god. It looks at children’s drawings collected in a large variety of cultural and religious traditions. Coverage demonstrates the richness of drawing as a method for studying representations of the divine. In the process, it also contributes to our understanding of this concept, its origins, and its development. This intercultural work brings together scholars from different disciplines and countries, including Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the Netherlands. It does more than share the results of their research and analysis. The volume also critically examines the contributions and limitations of this methodology. In addition, it also reflects on the new empirical and theoretical perspectives within the broader framework of the study of this concept. The concept of god is one of the most difficult to grasp. This volume offers new insights by focusing on the many different ways children depict god throughout the world. Readers will discover the importance of spatial imagery and color choices in drawings of god. They will also learn about how the divine's emotional expression correlates to age, gender, and religiosity as well as strategies used by children who are prohibited from representing their god.

Religion & beliefs --- Psychology --- Religious issues & debates --- Interdisciplinary studies --- Anthropomorphism and God --- Children’s Drawings of God --- Children and Religion --- Children’s Representation of Supernatural Agents --- Computer Vision in Psychology --- Drawings of God(s) --- Gender and God in Drawings --- Intercultural Analysis of Children’s Drawings --- Interdisciplinary Approach of Images --- Intercultural Database of Children's Drawings --- children's drawing of god accross cultures --- children's drawing of god across cultures --- Religion and sociology. --- Psychology and religion. --- Social sciences. --- Humanities. --- Sociology of Religion. --- Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. --- Humanities and Social Sciences. --- Learning and scholarship --- Classical education --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Religion and psychology --- Religion --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology