Stages of Faith
The Psychology of Human Development
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 15, 1995
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful look at how people make meaning, from childhood’s first images to mature, self-transcending commitments.
- Themes
- Faith as a way of making sense of life, Psychology of human development, Meaning and purpose across life stages
- Genres
- Psychology of Religion, Lifespan Psychology, Spirituality
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Dr. James Fowler has asked these questions, and others like them, of nearly six hundred people. He has talked with men, women, and children of all ages, from four to eighty-eight, including Jews, Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and atheists. In many cases, the interviews became in-depth conversations that provided rare, intimate glimpses into the various ways our lives have meaning and purpose, windows into what this books calls faith.
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Faith, as approached here, is not necessarily religious, nor is it to be equated with belief. Rather, faith is a person's way of leaning into and making sense of life. More verb that noun, faith is the dynamic system of images, values, and commitments that guide one's life. It is thus universal: everyone who chooses to go on living operated by some basic faith. Building on the contributions of such key thinkers as Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg, Fowler draws on a wide range of scholarship, literature, and firsthand research to present expertly and engagingly the six stages that emerge in working out the meaning of our lives--from the intuitive, imitative faith of childhood through conventional and then more independent faith to the universalizing, self-transcending faith of full maturity. Stages of Faith helps us to understand our own pilgrimage of faith, the passages of our own quest for meaning and value.
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A thoughtful look at how people make meaning, from childhood’s first images to mature, self-transcending commitments.
Come here for
- A broad view of faith beyond religious belief
- Connections between psychology, development, and life’s meaning
Expect
- Six stages drawn from scholarship and in-depth conversations
- A framework for reflecting on your own search for meaning
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| Psychology of Religion | 91% |
|---|---|
| Lifespan Psychology | 44% |
| Spirituality | 44% |
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- Christian Education
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- Spiritual Growth
- Inspirational Religion
- Religion & Philosophy
- Religious Reference
- Authors
- James W. Fowler
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 15, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Faith as a way of making sense of life · Psychology of human development · Meaning and purpose across life stages
- Reading lane
- Christian Education