Images of God in Children's Poetry

Children visualize different images of God and they are always curious about knowing him. This curiosity often shows up in continuous questioning. They seek a clear and convincing image of the concept of God. Literature as a medium can help the child in this respect. Poets who write poetry for children each present an image of God in their own style. The purpose of this research was to study God's image in children's poetry. The research method was a content analysis one. In this study, the frequency of titles of God, the classification of the types of images and the frequency of poems related to the concept of God were examined. Among 30 poets (9 Females and 21 Males) and 120 works, only 40 poems were related to the concept of God, which were often repetitive and stereotyped. Among the topics, they used the beauty of nature as signs for theology. Most of the poems related to God approach the topic indirectly. The poet does not interact directly with God or praise Him poetically. There are more descriptive imagery than imaginative interactive imageries is these poems.