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Faith And Readiness In The Faith Stage Theory Of James W. Fowler, Douglas Herrmann
Faith And Readiness In The Faith Stage Theory Of James W. Fowler, Douglas Herrmann
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James W. Fowler's theory of faith stage development has received widespread attention and general approval, especially in religious education circles. The first part of this paper examines the stage theory of Fowler, concentrating on the concept of faith assumed by this theorist. The second part applies the theory to secondary religious, education, following the concept of "readiness" inherent in Fowler's work.
The research procedure for the first part consists of a survey of literature in three areas: 1. Fowler's published work from 1974, when he began, to the present; 2. critiques of Fowler's work; 3. the writings of selected theologians …