Faith And Family Analysis

Faith in Christ has given me a unique life filled with optimism and purpose. From a young age, I have been raised in a home where I was taught about the love of Christ. Not only at home did I learn about Christ, but at school and at church. Thus, my life has been filled with experiences that have amplified my faith. For example, when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, I found that my relationship with Christ grew. Through all of the difficult circumstances that I have faced, faith in Christ has given me the encouragement that I need to persevere through any situation. Additionally, faith has influenced my decision making, which is why I strive to make all my decisions and live my life according to faith-based principles. This means

In this narrative we meet three women who come from different walks of life. Each one of them has a different religion, but they all have one thing in common. That is that they all have children and want to explain to them about their different religions, especially after the September 11, 2001 attacks as many children had questions and were left perplexed.

Presented with the task of assessing someone’s faith development required the answers to three essential questions. How has social learning played a part in the individual’s religious development? How has attachment played a part in the individual’s religious development? Upon answering these questions we must then evaluate the stages of faith development in which the individual is in according to James Fowler and David Elkind. After thorough evaluation has occurred the question pertaining to the role of doubt can then be answered. With these questions in mind, the theory that religious beliefs and adherence to spiritual faith are ultimately tested and proved during adolescence was the driving thought throughout the process of interviewing

While reading The Family Crucible, the authors made it feel like I was watching a life-time television series. There were several high points and low points during the family therapy session that left me unsure of how the show would end. This book takes you on a journey using family counseling to help a family heal and communicate better with one another. I thought it was interesting how this systematic therapy took place in a time where therapy was looked at as taboo. Many times in that era family therapy was not an option. The main focus was on the family member with the issue and not on the parents or other family members. In the book the authors used different theories and approaches during the counseling sessions which were quite interesting. This process after time enabled the family to look at the journey they were on in order to understand how the family, as a whole, should function.

Faith and reason can be viewed as opposites. Faith is an element of belief, something an individual does not necessarily require a reason for accepting without reason. For example, an individual’s reason for believing in God may not seem too rational when they are trying to explain them. They may not even stand up to criticism. On the other hand, reason is constructed as a formula. Faith is basically something we believe in, like something we learn in church. Reason is something we learn in school, such as a math formula.

One argues that today we have a crisis of belief, not a crisis of faith. To explain this crisis, I will briefly examine the relationship between faith and belief, explain why cultural shift is important to note when trying to understand religious issues, go into detail on the three hallmarks of each of the two cultures by showing how they compare to each other, show how Tillich’s notion of correlation deals with this idea of culture and a crisis of belief, and explain how Marsh’s notion of a “theology of negotiation” (33) fits with Lonergan’s definition and allows him to argue that film can help us raise theological questions.

According to Fower’s stages of faith and identity, has a total number of six stages. Stage one is Intuitive-Projective where the ages of children from birth to the age six. Stage two is titled, Mythic-literal, consists of children from the ages seven to twelve. Stage three, Synthetic-conventional, which consists of individuals from the ages thirteen to twenty. Stage four, Individualtive-reflective, which consists of the ages of twenty-one to thirty years old. Stage five, conjunctive, which consists of the ages of individuals thirty-one to sixty years old. Stage six, Universalizing, which consists of the ages of any individual over the age of sixty years old (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 536).

When I was really young, probably 5 or 6, I always looked to God for help. My mom took me to church a couple of times and that was enough to get the ball rolling. My mother had a drug addiction problem and even though I was still in my first years of school, I felt responsible. I prayed that I would be a good boy and do anything to be with my mom when I was in Child Protective Services, even though I wasn’t sure who I was praying to or what prayer even was. Yet, I now know that The Holy Spirit guided me every step of my journey.

On Sunday July 19th I went to North Tampa Church of Christ. This church was not my home church location but throughout the summer I started to attend this church on a regular basis. I really loved this church and it became necessary to attend every week. Since I had grown so attached to this church, I did not want to leave to go to a church that spoke a different language. I did, however, listen to the message as though I was someone who did not know what was being said. I focused a lot on body language and hand gestures to figure out exactly what he was saying. The message was on “Living by Faith”, this message was one of the best I had heard at this church and I really enjoyed being there with a different mindset.

We were given a list of supporting classes to attend through the journey to better understanding, which Charles shared with his family. Our church helped with finding a place for my father-n-law to leave when it was beginning to be too much for his mother. She could no longer take care of him when everyone else was working. It helped in making a big difference in her health. My father-n-law died last year and again, my church family was right there for my husband and our entire family. To have a supporting church family means a lot when people pray for you, along with you, and the love that they showed through-out the journey. I do not wish for any family to have to see their love one be taken over by a disease that destroys their memory and

The Dynamics of Faith is an in-depth look at what faith is from a theological perspective. Tillich seems to be replying to all of the writers we have read thus far and placing their arguments within the context of faith. Nowhere is this more apparent than on page 24, in his discussion of community. He rightly acknowledges that faith is usually seen in its sociologic setting. He then proceeds to sort out the different claims, saying that

Throughout my entire life, it seemed as though everything was centered around my family’s collective core morals and an unwritten ethic code instilled in me as I grew up. My family’s principles remain a major part of my life, especially as I begin the transition to independence in the adult world. Considering my family has always been one of the most important things to me, I have always placed value on what I have learned from them and where we come from. My big, small-town family gave me a sense of what it means to help others, how we can accomplish this goal, and for what reasons. Being raised in a close-knit, Christian family with strong values will assist me in understanding how to be successful in terms of compassion and

This passage is unique to Luke, though verses 26-27 are like Matthew 10:37-38. It is significant that this passage is addressed to large crowds. Jesus offered himself to all, but he also was honest from the very beginning of his teaching about what the journey would entail. What Jesus asks for is first place in one 's heart. That is what successful discipleship requires.

Both religion and family are essential parts in the running of any society. Religion is the belief in a supernatural authority which unites a group of people. Normally, a family consist of people who share the same bloodline; however, it may also consist of a group of people who are legally bonded such as adopted children. In whatever type of the family, strong and healthy bonds are necessary. Among other factors, religion plays a significant role in strengthening the family bonds. In many religions of the world, family comes first. For instance, in the Bible, God created man and woman so that they could reproduce and fill the earth. In addition, God gave man power over all other living things. This shows how important people are to God. Notably, various religions have different values and expectations on families. For instance, Islam allows polygamy while Christianity allows monogamy. The relationship between family and religion can be evaluated using the functionalism perspective of sociology. This essay explains the functionalism perspective and analyses the interactions between religion and family.

Beliefs are overall the most important for our family and continue to show up in the newest generation of Rastetter children, but work ethic and occupations have also influenced family dynamics. My great-grandfather served in the army for the first two years of my grandfather’s life, while his wife stayed at home with my grandfather. When he returned home, my great-grandmother continued to work as a housewife and Will went to work at the General Motors factory, DELCO (Rastetter). My grandfather remembers them never having extra money but always having what they needed. He remembers his mother coming home from work and when she would start to come down the hill by their house, she would turn off her car to save gas. He also recalled when growing up, his family would only go to town on Friday evenings and he would only have fifty cents to spend for himself. It was not until 1960, his home finally had indoor plumbing (Rastetter). My grandfather did chores around the house growing up, his parents wanted to teach him that hard worked creates success and opportunities. In high school, my grandfather worked from his sophomore year of high school on, in a local factory doing simple jobs. He knew from a young age how he hated school and knew he would not go to college, but he did know that he wanted to work at the DELCO factory like his father (Rastetter).