Character formation and emerging adulthood: Exploring Christian moral conversion

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are characterized by developing owned values, ideas, lifestyle habits, etc. Character expresses values and virtues we consider to be important, relates to goals we aim at and deals with both emotions (desires) and cognitions, it is about attitudes in concrete pract...

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Authors: Weber, Shantelle (Author) ; Sonnenberg, Ronelle 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stellenbosch University 2023
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-24
IxTheo Classification:CA Christianity
KBD Benelux countries
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B faith formation
B Character formation
B Moral Development
B Values
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Summary:Adolescence and emerging adulthood are characterized by developing owned values, ideas, lifestyle habits, etc. Character expresses values and virtues we consider to be important, relates to goals we aim at and deals with both emotions (desires) and cognitions, it is about attitudes in concrete practices. Moral conversion refers to the process through which this character is formed. It includes one's faith, identity, and moral journey. Amid a diversity of social contexts, spiritual resources, and communities; people demonstrate how they respond to situations and whether character is indeed demonstrated. Character could also be formed in these varying contexts and situations. We develop further knowledge about emerging adults and character (formation) and would like to know how young people live out any specific values, grow and change in their moral attitude through participating in certain practices. We assume the intention of our acts, show moral considerations, and is for Christians somehow connected to the gospel, but this truth remains to be evidenced empirically. Through empirical research conducted with emerging adults studying theology in South Africa and Netherlands, this article investigates how these emerging adults consider character formation through their lenses of religious beliefs and in the midst of certain practices or situations, in particular crises.
ISSN:2413-9467
Contains:Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17570/stj.2023.v9n2.a4