Fowler created the stages of Faith Development. He believed that faith develops through interaction between people and the environment. He also believed that new experiences, crises or revelations can challenge or upset a person’s ideals or equilibriums with beliefs. Stage 1 consists of the Intuitive-projective faith. This stage occurs between 18-24 months of age, when children have developed basic trust. At this stage children have a very large imagination of what God looks like and also heaven and hell. Stage 2 is the Mythic- Literal faith. This stage occurs during the ages of 7 to 12 years. At this stage children begin to develop more logical and coherent idea of what our universe is. They also believes that everything happens for a reason.
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This stage occurs starting at adolescence and beyond. At this stage adolescents are able to have abstract thought and begin to follow and adjust their lives to a belief and ideals. Stage 4 is Indiviuative- reflective faith. This stage occurs during early to middle twenties and beyond. At this stage adults begin to think critically of their faith and others faith. Stage 5 is the final stage which is Conjunctive faith. This stage occurs between midlife and beyond. This is when people become more aware of the limits of reason of their faith. I believe that at this point in my life I would fall under the Synthetic- conventional faith. This is because I have developed my own sense of beliefs and a certain commitment to my faith. I have been raised with two different faith backgrounds. My mom is protestant so we celebrate Christmas and Easter. While my father is Jewish so we celebrated Hanukah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah. I feel like I find myself believing more in the protestant faith. This is because I believe that there is a God and also a
This stage occurs starting at adolescence and beyond. At this stage adolescents are able to have abstract thought and begin to follow and adjust their lives to a belief and ideals. Stage 4 is Indiviuative- reflective faith. This stage occurs during early to middle twenties and beyond. At this stage adults begin to think critically of their faith and others faith. Stage 5 is the final stage which is Conjunctive faith. This stage occurs between midlife and beyond. This is when people become more aware of the limits of reason of their faith. I believe that at this point in my life I would fall under the Synthetic- conventional faith. This is because I have developed my own sense of beliefs and a certain commitment to my faith. I have been raised with two different faith backgrounds. My mom is protestant so we celebrate Christmas and Easter. While my father is Jewish so we celebrated Hanukah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah. I feel like I find myself believing more in the protestant faith. This is because I believe that there is a God and also a