05.26.08
Posted in stage at 7:46 pm by MPJ
This is a stage many people never reach at any age. While there are no statistics on what percentage of people ever reach the Mystical level, we can assume it would be somewhat rare before middle age. Most likely it is more typical of older people who have had time to let all their life experiences “gel” into a form of wisdom that gives them this perspective.
Here it is very important that we establish a clear distinction between this Mystic level of faith and what popular culture may refer to as “mysticism.” Mysticism is Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in stage at 7:45 pm by MPJ
Various authors differ as to when the Rational stage tends to arise. Apparently in some cases it arises late in adolescence but often can be delayed until mid-adulthood or even permanently.
The Rational Stage is more or less equivalent to Peck’s Stage III which he named the Skeptic, Individual Stage. He called them Skeptic because they demand scientific Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in stage at 7:45 pm by MPJ
The Faithful stage tends to arise some time in childhood. In some cases it lasts only until adolescence but sometimes a person gets stuck at this level for the better part of a lifetime.
The Faithful stage is more or less equivalent to Peck’s Stage II or what he called the Formal, Institutional , Fundamental Stage.
What Peck meant by saying people at this stage are Formal is not so much that they are stiff about social Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in stage at 7:44 pm by MPJ
What I am calling the Lawless are what Peck called his Stage One person. This stage really does not correlate as well with the earlier stages of the other theorists. I am including it here because I think the logic of it helps us understand the other stages in contrast.
Peck named this stage the Chaotic and Antisocial Stage. He estimated that while most small children pass through this stage, about one in five adults wind up Read the rest of this entry »
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