Humanness and Non-Humanness in Children's Drawings of God: A Case Study from French-Speaking Switzerland

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Humanness and Non-Humanness in Children's Drawings of God: A Case Study from French-Speaking Switzerland
Title of the book
When Children Draw Gods
Author(s)
Dessart Grégory, Brandt Pierre-Yves
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
ISBN
9783030944285
9783030944292
ISSN
2367-3494
2367-3508
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Published
Issued date
2023
Pages
69-126
Language
english
Abstract
Past research on children’s concepts of God has suggested a develop- mental tendency moving from anthropomorphic to non-anthropomorphic represen- tations. Besides replication, we tested a model of de-anthropomorphization. Methods. We collected drawings of God (N = 532) from 5- to 17-year-old children in French-speaking Switzerland and constructed a model of anthropomorphism and de-anthropomorphization. Age, gender, and religiosity (i.e., schooling) were uti- lized as predictor variables in logistic regression analyses. Results. Consistent with past research, both age and religious schooling facilitated the occurrence of non- anthropomorphic God representations. Analyses on de-anthropomorphization revealed that age had a positive effect on most strategies (with one exception), and that schooling did not play a significant role in that regard, neither did gender. Discussion. The current findings move beyond binary oppositions concerning anthropomorphic God figures, which appear to be conceptually much more com- plex than previously anticipated. Theoretical as well as practical implications are discussed.
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