{"product_id":"becoming-adult-becoming-christian-adult-development-and-christian-faith-paperback-softback-9780787951344","title":"Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian; Adult Development and Christian Faith (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787951344","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBecoming Adult, Becoming Christian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAdult Development and Christian Faith\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames W. Fowler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787951344, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.218 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Here we have Fowler's own and explicitly Christian word on theinterface of faith development research and the particularity ofChristian covenant\/vocation. A gift to us and an invaluableresource.\" --Thomas H. Groome, professor of theology and religiouseducation, Boston College\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"No one, we believe, has provided more valuable scientific findingsand theoretical formulations for those whose care for others isfocused principally on the growth of the spirit, and of the personas a whole, than James. W. Fowler.\" --James J. Gill,editor-in-chief, Human Development\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian is an excellent resource forpastoral ministers and religious educators, offering practicalinsights based upon solid research.\" --Barbara J. Fleischer,director, Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this updated reissue of his 1984 classic, James Fowler applies his groundbreaking research on the development of faith to Christianity. In his revised first chapter Fowler locates his approach to the study of human and faith development in relation to the contemporary conversation about identity and selfhood in postmodernity. Fowler invites readers to explore what it means to find and claim vocation: a purpose for one's life that is part of the purposes of God. Reclaiming covenant and vocation as ideals for responsible, mature, Christian selfhood, Fowler shows how a dynamic understanding of what vocation involves can both inform and transform lives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Adult Development Theories and the Crisis of Vocation 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Developmentalists as Philosophers and Gossips 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Faith Development Theory and the Human Vocation 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Adulthood, Vocation, and the Christian Story 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Christian Community and Adulthood 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 123\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470076178712,"sku":"9780787951344","price":13.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787951344.jpg?v=1785631615","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/becoming-adult-becoming-christian-adult-development-and-christian-faith-paperback-softback-9780787951344","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}