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Faith Development

Faith Development. How does faith develop or change over time?. James Fowler’s ideas about faith. Faith is about “making meaning” in our lives. Humans try to order our lives, understand its meaning & purpos e. Faith is about answering these “big questions”

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Faith Development

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  1. Faith Development How does faith develop or change over time?

  2. James Fowler’s ideas about faith • Faith is about “making meaning” in our lives. Humans try to order our lives, understand its meaning & purpos e. Faith is about answering these “big questions” • Faith is more personal than religious affiliation. We may develop our faith within a religion, but religion is different from faith. Everyone has faith whereas not everyone may be religious. • Faith includes more than the cognitive element of “belief” but is more wholistic and pervasive in our lives.

  3. Fowler’s Stages of Faith • Stage 2—Mythic-Literal: “truth” of faith is seen as revealed by an external authority • Stage 3—Synthetic-Conventional—groups with whom we identify structure faith at this stage. Faith is “personal and largely unreflective synthesis of beliefs and values”—tacit faith • Stage 4—Individuative-Reflective Faith—evolves out of a critical reflection on one’s beliefs and values. Recognition that others have other systems and one must choose.

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