[Psych]Fowler`s Spiritual Development Theory

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Fowler`s SpiritualDevelopment Theory


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ho is James

Fowler?


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James W. Fowler III

• Was born on October 12, 1940 and died onOctober 16, 2015.

• A gradate o! "#e $ni%ersit& and "rew '(eological )eminar& and earned (is *(.". at

+ar%ard $ni%ersit& in eligion and )ociet& in 19-1• was an American t(eologian w(o was *ro!essor o! '(eolog& and +man "e%eloment at /mor&$ni%ersit&.

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+e was director o! bot( t(e enter !or esearc(on Fait( and oral "e%eloment and t(e enter!or /t(ics ntil (e retired in 2005.

• +e was a minister in t(e $nited et(odist (rc(.

• At(or o! t(e boo# )tages o! i!e


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Stages of Faith: ThePsychology of

Development and theQuest for Meaning


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STAGE 0: PRIMAFAIT!• *rimal or $ndierentiated !ait( birt( to 2

&ears7, is c(aracteri8ed b& an earl& learning o! t(esa!et& o! t(eir en%ironment i.e. warm, sa!e andsecre %s. (rt, neglect and abse7.

• I! consistent nrtre is eerienced, one willde%elo a sense o! trst and sa!et& abot t(eni%erse and t(e di%ine


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STAGE ": I#T$ITI%E&PR'(E)TI%E FAIT!

• Intiti%e:*ro;ecti%e !ait( ages o! t(ree tose%en7, is c(aracteri8ed b& t(e s&c(e


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STAGE *: M+T!I)&ITERA FAIT!• &t(ic:iteral !ait( mostl& in sc(ool c(ildren7,

stage two ersons (a%e a strong belie! in t(e ;stice and recirocit& o! t(e ni%erse, and t(eirdeities are almost alwa&s ant(roomor(ic.

• "ring t(is time meta(ors and s&mboliclangage are o!ten misnderstood and are ta#enliterall&.


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STAGE ,: S+#T!ETI)&)'#%E#TI'#A FAIT!• )&nt(etic:on%entional !ait( arising in

adolescence> aged 12 to adlt(ood.

• c(aracteri8ed b& con!ormit& to at(orit& and t(ereligios de%eloment o! a ersonal identit&.

• An& con=icts wit( one


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:I#DI%ID$ATI%E&

REFE)TI%E FAIT!• Indi%idati%e:e=ecti%e !ait( sall& mid:twenties to late t(irties7 a stage o! angst andstrggle.

• '(e indi%idal ta#es ersonal resonsibilit& !or (is

or (er belie!s and !eelings. As one is able tore=ect on one


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STAGE .: )'#($#)TI%EFAIT!• on;ncti%e !ait( mid:li!e crisis7 ac#nowledges

arado and transcendence relating realit& be(indt(e s&mbols o! in(erited s&stems.

• '(e indi%idal resol%es con=icts !rom re%ios

stages b& a comle nderstanding o! amltidimensional, interdeendent trt( t(atcannot be elained b& an& articlar statement.


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STAGE /:$#I%ERSAII#G FAIT!• $ni%ersali8ing !ait(, or w(at some mig(t call

enlig(tenment.

• '(e indi%idal wold treat an& erson wit(comassion as (e or s(e %iews eole as !rom a

ni%ersal commnit&, and s(old be treated wit(ni%ersal rinciles o! lo%e and ;stice.

• Few eole reac( t(is stage. '(ose w(o do li%et(eir li%es to t(e !ll in ser%ice o! ot(ers wit(otan& real worries or dobts


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