Stages Of Faith

Author : Janet O. Hagberg,Robert A. Guelich
Publisher : Sheffield Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781879215665

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The Critical Journey by Janet O. Hagberg,Robert A. Guelich Pdf

The Critical Journey, at its core, is a description of the spiritual journey: our response to our faith in God with the resulting changes that follow. In this book, authors Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich address the following issues: the struggle to find meaning and wholeness the crisis of values and identity at mid-life the quest for self-actualization the healing of early religious experiences questions about the spiritual journey Their goal is to help us understand where we are on our individual faith journeys and also appreciate where others are in theirs. The Critical Journey does not reveal exactly how or when we need to move along in our personal pilgrimages, nor does it offer formulas for spiritual growth. Rather, it describes six phases of the spiritual journey and illustrates how people act and think while in these stages. This is an excellent guide for those who are wrestling with their faith and wondering how others have resolved their "dark nights of the soul." Here is an answer for those who have wondered why everyone doesn't respond in the same manner to the message of the Gospel.

Author : Felicity B. Kelcourse
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827214965

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Human Development and Faith (Second Edition) by Felicity B. Kelcourse Pdf

This book, now in its second edition, brings together the best available understandings of human development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Uniquely inclusive of the moral and faith dimensions of context and life-cycle development, Human Development and Faith examines the interplay of mind, body, family, community, and soul at every stage of development. It addresses two central questions: What are the "good-enough" conditions of parenting, family, and community in each phase of life, from birth to death, which support growth and development? What gives life adequate meaning as development proceeds? If human development describes the normative and hoped-for passages of life, then faith provides the necessary component of meaning. Throughout the various perspectives offered in this volume is the premise that faith is that quality of living that makes it possible to fully live. The Journal of Pastoral Theology called the first edition of Human Development and Faith "an excellent text for pastoral theology courses, because it fulfills its ambitious goal of bringing a holistic faith perspective to the usual topics of development." This second edition includes a new chapter on infancy, updates reflecting our growing awareness of cultural diversity, and a new preface.

Author : James W. Fowler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999-12-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780787951344

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Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian by James W. Fowler Pdf

In this updated reissue of his 1984 classic, James Fowler applies his groundbreaking research on the development of faith to Christianity. In his revised first chapter Fowler locates his approach to the study of human and faith development in relation to the contemporary conversation about identity and selfhood in postmodernity. Fowler invites readers to explore what it means to find and claim vocation: a purpose for one's life that is part of the purposes of God. Reclaiming covenant and vocation as ideals for responsible, mature, Christian selfhood, Fowler shows how a dynamic understanding of what vocation involves can both inform and transform lives.

Author : James W. Fowler,Karl Ernst Nipkow,Friedrich Schweitzer
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015024823901

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Stages of Faith and Religious Development by James W. Fowler,Karl Ernst Nipkow,Friedrich Schweitzer Pdf

Author : James W. Fowler
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451410670

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Faith Development and Pastoral Care by James W. Fowler Pdf

James Fowler's work as the originator of faith development research -- his use of the theories of Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson for theology -- has been widely acclaimed for its profound impact on the field of religious education, and for its promise for other fields.

Author : Brian D. McLaren
Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781250262783

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Faith After Doubt by Brian D. McLaren Pdf

From the author of A New Kind of Christianity comes a bold proposal: only doubt can save the world and your faith. ONE of the Best Spiritual Books of 2021—Spirituality & Practice "Will help you live fuller and breathe easier..” —Glennon Doyle Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Faith After Doubt is for the millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is falling apart. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality. He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages—Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony—offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and intensify their commitment to what matters most.

Author : James W. Fowler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579105853

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Weaving the New Creation by James W. Fowler Pdf

Author : Michael Horace Barnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195396270

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Stages of Thought by Michael Horace Barnes Pdf

This work approaches the question of the relationship of religious to scientific thought. The author argues that they evolved together and are therefore complementary.

Author : Thomas Wirthlin McConkie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996852603

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Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis by Thomas Wirthlin McConkie Pdf

Author : N. T. Wright
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611640342

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John for Everyone, Part 1 by N. T. Wright Pdf

Enlarged print edition now available! Making use of his scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright manages to unravel the great complexity of the extraordinary Gospel of John. He describes it as "one of the great books in the literature of the world; and part of its greatness is the way it reveals its secrets not just to a high-flown leaning but to those who come to it with humility and hope." Wright's stimulating comments are combined with his own fresh and inviting translation of the Bible text. Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.

Author : Catherine Stonehouse
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780801058073

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Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey by Catherine Stonehouse Pdf

Analyzes the spiritual formation of young children and calls for renewed attention to scripture and the involvement of families in the process.

Author : James W. Fowler
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780060628666

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Stages of Faith by James W. Fowler Pdf

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. 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.

Author : Nancy Kane
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802496522

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Stages of the Soul by Nancy Kane Pdf

How can you tell if you’re actually growing? Sure, when you’re working on getting rid of a huge character flaw you can see progress, but do you ever wish you had a roadmap for the spiritual journey for the rest of the time? Do you ever feel spiritually dry—or like something’s just not working anymore in your spiritual life? If you find yourself longing for more satisfaction, joy, and intimacy with Christ, this book is for you. Stages of the Soul is about making tangible spiritual progress. It’s about truly understanding—understanding like you’ve never understood before—that you are deeply loved. Nancy Kane walks you through five stages of the soul’s journey toward embracing God’s love. As you learn about each stage you’ll be able to: identify where you are in the process of spiritual growth understand the role of pain and suffering in your life experience God’s love in the radically deep way you were designed to experience it. Imagine loving God in a way that fills you up from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. Imagine having Christ’s love for the world flow out of your heart without insecurity, anxiety, or selfishness getting in the way. That what this bookis all about: radically deeper love. This book will help you see more clearly how the Lord tenderly guides us to greater wholeness, holiness, and love. But Stages of the Soul is not just another book, it will become both your companion and guide as you walk day by day in greater intimacy with Christ There is nothing more valuable than help in your journey toward spiritual wholeness. Receive that gift today.

Author : Mark Conner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0975701096

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The Spiritual Journey by Mark Conner Pdf

When you are on a journey, it helps to have a map of the terrain and a guide to help you along the way. In this book, Mark Conner presents such a map and guides us through the stages of faith that are common to the spiritual journey. This journey is rarely linear or in a straight line. There are many curves, twists and surprises along the way. Sometimes we seem to move in circles or in random patterns that don't make sense at the time. Nevertheless, God is at work in our lives. Welcome to the journey of faith.

Author : Craig R. Dykstra,Sharon Parks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 089135056X

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Faith Development and Fowler by Craig R. Dykstra,Sharon Parks Pdf

An overview of the faith development theory - Evaluating faith development theory - Faith development theory and ministry - Future in faith development studies.