…stories of growth and stages of belief…
Here is a link http://www.lifespirals.com/TheMindSpiral/Fowler/fowler.html to someone who interviewed Dr. James Fowler Stages of Faith about his stages. (see also my article “Religious Development for Dummies.”) Though I have chosen to correlate Read the rest of this entry »
I decided to let this one to stand on its own - without commentary from me. What do you all think? Can you see the transitions/stages without my pointing them out? Or is it better if I comment? Please advise! Thanks! MPJ
Most people believe in the value of thinking for yourself. They will tell you the importance of being independent and critical. Yet, as I entered high school, Read the rest of this entry »
Here is a comment I sent in last week to Amazon about the above mentioned book, which I just finished reading.
Mr. Hitchens provides a very carefully reasoned and well-researched treatise on the evils of organized religion. And surely he presents a convincing case Read the rest of this entry »
Do you have a story about how you changed what you believe in religiously? Please send it in so we all can learn from it! mpjmpj@BeliefStagesandGrowth.com
Most of the early stories on this site came from people who are writers. If you want to send in yours, please don’t worry Read the rest of this entry »
I did not realize it the first time I read this one, but by the second time through, I realized this is practically a textbook case of Read the rest of this entry »
Dear Margaret,
I was intrigued by your study of religion, as it can be a controversial subject for many people. There are vast views and perspectives on religious Read the rest of this entry »
If you are planning to watch CNN’s series “God’s Warriors” reported by Christiane Amanpour starting next Tuesday, August 21, be thinking about the belief stages as you watch. As I don’t know a whole lot about Read the rest of this entry »
This story was sent to me by a man who found my information through his writing group.
I grew up in a Christian home in Minneapolis, MN. When Sunday came, I went to Sunday school and Church, unless I Read the rest of this entry »
Wow - I’ve gotten lots of one word comments in the last two days on my article “Walter Clark’s Criteria for a Mature Religion” Someone must be passing it around. Thanks! This is great. I look forward to more comments - pro or con. I’d love to see some discussion on these topics!
http://crossed-the-tiber.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-personal-conversion-story.html Just click on the link to get the story. This is another very long story by someone who has obviously put a lot of work into his faith and to whom his faith has Read the rest of this entry »