Today we talk about James Fowler’s Stages of Faith but we do so using two perspectives that have built on Fowler. As a background for our episode we use the following articles

http://www.faithformationlearningexchange.net

http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/stages_of_faith.pdf

With these as a backdrop we will discuss how hard the Dark Night of the Soul is but also show it is a call to God rather than a push to discard him and your faith.

Other Resources

Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning (1981) ISBN 0-06-062866-9
Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian: Adult Development and Christian Faith (1984) (revised 1999 ISBN 0-7879-5134-X)
To See the Kingdom: The Theological Vision of H. Richard Niebuhr (1974), ISBN 978-0-687-42300-2
Faith Development and Pastoral Care (1987) ISBN 0-8006-1739-8
Weaving the New Creation: Stages of Faith and the Public Church (1991) ISBN 0-06-062845-6
Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life (1996) ISBN 978-0-687-01730-0

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