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R.L. Stollar is a child liberation theologian and an advocate for children and abuse survivors.

The author of an upcoming book on child liberation theology, The Kingdom of Children (Eerdmans, November 2023), Ryan has an M.H.S. in Child Protection from Nova Southeastern University and an M.A. in Eastern Classics from St. John’s College. His writings on child liberation theology have been featured everywhere from Patheos to Currents Journal to the Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence. He has served on the board of and run numerous social media campaigns for child advocacy organizations.

Homeschooled from kindergarten through high school graduation, Ryan worked over eight years as a public communications educator to high school students in h
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I had the honor and privilege of being an early reader and endorser of this book. It is accessible and powerful at the same time—and so desperately needed today. I would recommend it to evangelicals and exvangelicals alike.
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I had the honor and privilege of being an early reader and endorser of this book. It is accessible and powerful at the same time—and so desperately needed today. I would recommend it to evangelicals and exvangelicals alike.
The Kingdom of Children by R.L. Stollar
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"This was a real mix of a book. There were some points where Stollar’s critique of evangelical views of children were trenchant and spot on – he is direct in his attack on the right who hold to a controlling and disciplinarian approach to child rearin" Read more of this review »
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Theology and Families by Adrian Thatcher
"I was so eager for Theology and Families and I did enjoy parts of it. Yet, I found much of it did the same thing Thatcher repeatedly decried: neglecting children and relying on the abstract rather than the concrete.

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I read this book because it has several sections on child liberation theology as well as children's rights. When Adrian Thatcher invests time to actually develop child liberation theology, his insights are fascinating and provocative. For example, hi ...more
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I became interested in this book when I saw it has a section on child liberation theology. After reading it, though, it reminds me of the so-called “child rights advocacy” promoted by evangelical activists Katy Faust and Stacy Manning and their nonpr ...more
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