The religio-spiritual capital of the Black Church: A conceptual model for combatting antiblackness in the early years

IF 3.2 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Early Childhood Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.03.003

Amber M. Neal-Stanley , Jenille C. Morgan , Danielle J. Allen

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Abstract

The effects of persistent antiblackness are not without consequence for young Black children. It slowly kills, steals, and destroys the humanity, joy, and spirit of Black children in a phenomenon known as spirit murder. As a consequence, spirit murder is a spiritual problem requiring a spiritual solution. In order for Black children to be whole and well, they need life affirmation and spirit enrichment. As such, we call attention to the religious wealth and spiritual assets developed in the Black Church with the recognition that it has long leveraged faith as a means to combat the ills of anti-Black racism. We theorize religio-spiritual as an amalgamation of religious and spiritual capital and refers to the power that endows young Black children with spiritual knowledges, gifts, capabilities, and skills to not only cope with but challenge the anti-Black racism in their young lives. Limited studies have been conducted on the spiritual assets of the Black community, particularly as they translate to young Black children, necessitating a resurgence in attending to these competencies to further practices, programs, and policies that leverage this distinctive form of capital in service of the larger purpose of struggling toward social and racial justice.

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黑人教会的宗教精神之都：早期对抗反黑人的概念模式

持续的反黑行为对年轻的黑人孩子并非没有影响。它慢慢地杀死、偷走和摧毁黑人儿童的人性、快乐和精神，这种现象被称为精神谋杀。因此，精神谋杀是一个需要精神解决的精神问题。黑人儿童要完整、健康，需要生命的肯定和精神的充实。因此，我们呼吁关注黑人教会中发展起来的宗教财富和精神财富，并认识到它长期以来一直利用信仰作为对抗反黑人种族主义弊病的手段。我们将宗教-精神理论化为宗教和精神资本的融合，它指的是赋予年轻的黑人儿童精神知识、天赋、能力和技能的力量，这些能力和技能不仅可以应对，而且可以挑战他们年轻时的反黑人种族主义。关于黑人社区的精神资产的研究有限，特别是当他们转化为年轻的黑人儿童时，有必要重新关注这些能力，以进一步的实践，计划和政策，利用这种独特的资本形式，为争取社会和种族正义的更大目标而奋斗。

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Early Childhood Research Quarterly Multiple-

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

8.10%

发文量

109

期刊介绍： For over twenty years, Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ) has influenced the field of early childhood education and development through the publication of empirical research that meets the highest standards of scholarly and practical significance. ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice (Birth through 8 years of age). The journal also occasionally publishes practitioner and/or policy perspectives, book reviews, and significant reviews of research. As an applied journal, we are interested in work that has social, policy, and educational relevance and implications and work that strengthens links between research and practice.