Abstract:
This empirical inquiry aimed to examine the qualitative differences of the ‘God’
concept of Turkish-German Sunni Muslim children living in Germany. In this study,
non-anthropomorphic drawings did not increase gradually with age. Anthromoporphic
God depictions seem to be ontologically moving away from people with age. In the
present study, indirect God depictions occurred six times more than the direct God
depictions. ‘Religious-cultural drawings’ were the most common in the sample. The
girls drew more aesthetic drawings that expressed an emotional bond with God. Boys
depicted God more rationally and pragmatically in regard to human life and the world.
