Spangenberg, I.J.J. (Izak J.J.)2010-03-102010-03-102004Spangenberg, IJJ 2004, 'Sonder verhale vaar niemand wel : Without stories the lifeboat sinks', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1373-1381.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13356Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe article addresses the issue of religious education for small children. These days the South African religious book market is flooded with publications from the USA. Some of these have been translated into Afrikaans. A large number of the publications meant for small children are written from a fundamentalistic viewpoint. In this article it is argued that parents should play a more prominent role in the education of their children. They need to tell their children stories so as to help them to become well-balanced adults. A child who grows up without stories – including religious stories – is all the poorer for it.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaReligious education of children -- South AfricaChildren's storiesSouth Africa -- Juvenile fictionStorytelling in Christian educationEarly childhood education -- Parent participationArticle