Description
Book SynopsisIn 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.
Trade Review"Here we have Fowler's own and explicitly Christian word on theinterface of faith development research and the particularity ofChristian covenant/vocation. A gift to us and an invaluableresource." --Thomas H. Groome, professor of theology and religiouseducation, Boston College
"No one, we believe, has provided more valuable scientific findingsand theoretical formulations for those whose care for others isfocused principally on the growth of the spirit, and of the personas a whole, than James. W. Fowler." --James J. Gill,editor-in-chief, Human Development
"Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian is an excellent resource forpastoral ministers and religious educators, offering practicalinsights based upon solid research." --Barbara J. Fleischer,director, Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University
Table of ContentsPreface 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
