Faith Development Theory and the Postmodern Challenges
Faith development theory (FDT) stands at the convergence of developmental psychologies and a tradition of liberal theology deriving from Christian origins. It took form through empirical research based on in-depth interviews with children and adults, initially conducted primarily in North America. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2001
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 159-172 |
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| Summary: | Faith development theory (FDT) stands at the convergence of developmental psychologies and a tradition of liberal theology deriving from Christian origins. It took form through empirical research based on in-depth interviews with children and adults, initially conducted primarily in North America. This brief article undertakes to do the following: first, review the elements that have converged to shape FDT; second, clarify the ways in which the theory is an account of the development of the self; third, sketch and respond to the pressures to relinquish some features and claims of the theory in the light of postmodern critiques; and fourth, discuss what is at stake in the proposal to reconceive this theory as a system of types, in contrast to a sequence of stages. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/S15327582IJPR1103_03 |