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Abstract
A comparison of the use of parables within children’s ministry practice reveals two very different approaches: Jerome Berryman’s Godly Play elevates the role of parables and is open-ended for the child to interpret. Examples of UK evangelical processes are then observed and are seen to make much less use of parables but mediate the intent of those parables through adult interpretation. Evangelical theologies of parables are consulted to determine the coherence of each approach before a comparison and analysis are made.
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Robin Barfield
Robin Barfield is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Oak Hill College, London. His doctoral research was on Godly Play within an evangelical framework. He is also Visiting Lecturer at Union School of Theology and Cliff College, UK.