6 STAGES OF FAITH James Fowler.

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6 STAGES OF FAITH James Fowler

Stage 1 - Imaginative Faith (birth to 7 years) Characteristics: Positive images are healthy Friendly, welcoming God like dependable parent Fearful images are dangerous: children associate God the Father with their father who may be nice or NOT nice

Stage 2 - Literal faith (7-early teens) Characteristics: storytelling (pass on faith story) believed as literally or historically true God rewards and punishes bargaining stage, e.g. exams, illness. etc.

Stage 3 - Group Faith (teens to mid-20’s) Characteristics: *group influence *conform to values and expectations of group *unquestioning belief of group view *can discourage personal responsibility

Stage 4 - Personal Faith (mid-20’s and older) Characteristics: personal responsibility for beliefs time of tension sometimes with friends, family and Church leaders searching for truth answers not always clear-cut (there are lots of gray areas)

Stage 5 – Mystical Faith (age is no longer a factor) Characteristics: communion with God awareness of God’s inner presence recognition of community of all people challenge and improve structure belief that “God is with me at all times therefore life is intrinsically holy by nature” most of us can do get to this level

Stage 6 - Sacrificial Faith Characteristics: identification with truth and justice Jesus, Gandhi, Romero, etc. radical commitment with no regard for personal status or security not many people get here but there may be traces in us, e.g. parent attitudes.