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Informationen zum Autor JAMES W. FOWLER is Charles Howard Candler professor of theology and human development and director of Emory University's Center for Ethics in Public Policy and the Professions. Klappentext Explore Yourself-in Spirit and Faith In this updated reissue of his 1984 classic, James Fowler-author of the bestselling Stages of Faith-applies his groundbreaking research on the development of faith to Christianity. Grounded in developmental psychology, theology, and practical ethics, Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian shows how communities of shared beliefs can support and nurture individuals as they shape themselves, and are shaped, in spirit and faith. 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii The Author xi 1. Adult Development Theories and the Crisis of Vocation 1 2. Developmentalists as Philosophers and Gossips 14 3. Faith Development Theory and the Human Vocation 37 4. Adulthood, Vocation, and the Christian Story 62 5. Christian Community and Adulthood 87 6. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian 105 Index 123 ...
