Age
Starting in early childhood this stage of Fowler’s Theory is marked by a person receiving images of God through stories shared by a significant other
What is Intuitive-Projective Faith?
(Stage 1)
What are the 3 Transitional Phases?
What are endings, the neutral zone, and new beginnings?
This Methodist minister’s 1981 work Stages of Faith laid the ground work for faith identity development theory.
Who is James Fowler?
This term is the conscious intellectual agreement with particular doctrines and ideologies.
What is Belief?
Mahatma Ghandi and Mother Teresa are examples of this rare stage.
What is Universalizing Faith? (will accept stage 6)
Occurring in early adolescence, this stage sees children develop the ability to think abstractly & integrate ideas from various sources.
What is Synthetic-Conventional Faith?
(Stage 3)
Fowler describes his model as this shape due to the increasing complexity an individual enters into with each stage
What is a spiral?
The final stage of Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development is very rare to achieve. Who is a famous example of someone who has reached this stage that fought for Civil Rights in America?
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
During this phase of Fowler’s Faith Identity Theory children are informed by the perspectives, images, and stories told by family and significant others
What is Mythic-Literal Faith?
Andy, age 6, firmly believes his toys have lives of their own when he goes to bed or leaves the room because that’s what his favorite movie, Toy Story, says happens.
What is Mythic-Literal Faith? (will accept stage 2)
In young adulthood this stage of faith development is hallmarked by self-definition and meaning making.
What is Individuative-Reflective Faith?
(Stage 4)
Fowler’s theory has been criticized for being too conformist to this hemisphere’s cultural perspective, calling into question the theory's applicability to a larger population size
What is the Western cultural perspective?
The transition from a simple, externally shaped belief to a more individualized and reflective understanding mirrors the journey of the young protagonist in this holiday story, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its film debut, where belief is tested and ultimately becomes a deeply personal experience aboard a magical train.
What is The Polar Express?
This term consists of many beliefs and practices of a collective group of people existing over a period of time
What is Religion?
Chris has just begun his 10th year at the same job he has had since he was 35. He is finding he does not agree with a lot of the decisions his younger colleagues are making as they work, but he can understand why they make them. Who wouldn’t want a little extra free time in their lives? To him, though, he doesn’t mind picking up some extra work on the side if it shows how hard of a worker he is.
What is Conjunctive Faith? (will accept stage 5)
Starting in mid-life individuals start to recognize other perspectives while maintaining faith in their own
What is Conjunctive Faith?
(Stage 5)
Demonstrated by his interview sample population, Fowler’s model has been critiqued for too heavily favoring this religious perspective within a model that he intended to focus on faith identity broadly
What is Protestant Christianity?
Young Simba could be considered in this stage early in the movie, as he learns about the circle of life, a core belief system for the animals, through stories told by his father.
What is Stage One or What is Intuitive-Projective Faith?
This term underlies both belief and religion but is also inclusive of secular worldviews.
What is Faith?
You are working with a student who has been struggling with their faith as they entered college. They come from a small town and have only ever known one way of thinking. They are in a philosophy class that is requiring them to think in new ways, and are going through a period of critical reflection on their own beliefs.
What is Individuative-Reflective Faith? (will accept stage 4)
This phase is not earmarked by age and consists of a non-dualistic perspective that is rare in faith identity development
What is Universalizing Faith?
(Stage 6)
Name one other faith identity development theory or theorist mentioned in today’s presentation.
What/Who is ... Park’s Theory of Faith Development; Astin, Astin, and Lindholm’s Spiritual and Religious Measures; Religious identity development and diverse world views theories like Peek’s Model of Muslim Identity Development among College Students, Smith’s Model of Atheist Identity Development
This father from a famous book could be seen as in the conjunctive faith stage due to the fact that he is able to recognize other perspectives, such as in his defense of Tom Robinson, while still holding onto his own beliefs.
Who is Atticus Finch? (will accept To Kill A Mockingbird)
This phase of Fowler’s Faith Identity Theory is marked by individuals who are able to accept and “know” the world through those with different perspectives than them.
What is Universalizing Faith?
Gru is experiencing a transition phase, as he realizes that he may begin to explore a new way of thinking when it comes to what he believes is right or wrong.
What is The Neutral Zone?