RT Article
T1 Fowler's Stages of Faith Development in an Honors Science-and-Religion Seminar
JF Zygon
VO 32
IS 3
SP 407
OP 414
A1 Gathman, Allen C.
A1 Nessan, Craig L. 1952-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 1997
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1827952237
AB According to Paul Tillich's understanding of religion as “ultimate concern,” a religious dimension is implicit in all university curricula. A science-and-religion course, such as one taught at Southeast Missouri State University, can offer students the opportunity to integrate their worldview, taking seriously both religious ideas and scientific information. Assignments based on A. E. Lawson's model of a learning cycle provide a vehicle for evaluating significant student learning leading toward fuller integration. The stages of faith developed by James W. Fowler serve as a fruitfull framework for interpreting changes in student viewpoints. Fowler's six stages of faith are characterized. Examples from student writing assignments demonstrate shifts in the cognitive understanding of faith that coincide with Fowler's stages.
K1 Ultimate Concern
K1 Paul Tillich
K1 learning cycle
K1 A. E. Lawson
K1 Integration
K1 James W. Fowler
K1 faith stages
K1 Faith Development
K1 Curriculum
DO 10.1111/0591-2385.00099