In this follow-up to The Moral Life of Children and The Political Life of Children (on citizenship), Robert Coles presents children "as seekers, as young pilgrims well aware that life is a finite journey and as anxious to make sense of it as those of us who are farther along in the time allotted us." As a master teacher in the art of listening, the author is able to get kids to express their thoughts and feelings about God, the devil, heaven and hell, faith and doubt, belief and unbelief, the meaning of life, evil, suffering, and death. Coles is ecumenical with chapters on "Christian Salvation," "Islamic Surrender," and "Jewish Righteousness."