This book brings together, for the first time in one volume, key articles on faith development theory, originally published in religious and secular journals in America, Australia, and Europe. Written by internationally recognized scholars, the essays discuss faith development in relation to such things as interview data, pastoral care, and Christian education.
Quote: 'In Fowler's “Faith Development” theory new experiences challenge or upset a person's equilibrium by way of crises, problems, or revelations. This is what prompts a transitional leap from one stage to the next and effectively ends the previous stage.' (p280)
Thomas A. Droege, “Pastoral Counseling and Faith Development” in, Jeff Astley and Leslie J. Francis, (eds), 'Christian Perspectives on Faith Development: A Reader' (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1992), 280.