But why?: How to talk about Jesus’ death and resurrection with children and young people

By Rev Dr Howard Worsley is tutor in mission and vice principal at Trinity College, Bristol. He is a researcher into children’s spirituality, and has published numerous articles, papers and books. He is currently working on two books: How Not To Totally Put Your Children Off God (a conversation based on Christian parenting between a father and his sons) and The Strategic Child (which helps adults re-examine faith from a child’s point of view through biblical storytelling, theological insights and practical application). 2018-02-16T00:00:00

Some people think the Easter story isn’t appropriate for children. They ask whether a child should be confronted with a good man dying when he wasn’t to blame. Can children comprehend why Jesus’ friends would leave him when he most needed their love? How can a child understand the tragedy of a broken world that killed without remorse? How can they believe that the story of Good Friday is actually good?

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