Analysis of the Concept of Theology in Claire Joubert’s Stories with a Focus on Teaching Religious Concepts to Children

The present study, using a descriptive-analytical method, aimed to analyze the concept of theology in the fiction works of Claire Joubert in terms of structural and content-related aspects. Theology is one of the basic principles of Islamic teachings and one of the most important issues in people’s religious and spiritual lives. If monotheism and theology are presented to children in accordance with their cognition and perception, and away from imitation and imposition, children can easily understand other basic principles such as prophethood and resurrection. In explaining the concept of God and Islamic theology to the age groups B and C, this Muslim writer delicately uses indirect methods with tangible examples to convey the concept of God. Using the art of fiction, a simple language, short and understandable sentences, happy and attractive images, Quranic verses and narratives, tangible phenomena of creation, and making use of human and animal characters in her works, the writer appropriately answers children’s questions concerning theology and evokes a sense of theism in them.