Faith Dynamics Case Study

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I am a Christian who grew up in a loose sense of a Catholic household. But more recently I have been able to become stronger in my faith and build a community who shares similar beliefs and love for others. This very much aligns with Parks Faith Development Theory that focuses on young adulthood when a person starts to reflect on life in a sub conscious manner. She defines faith as “the activity of seeking and discovering meaning in the most comprehensive dimensions of our experience” (Parks, 2000, p.7). Parks (2000) also stated that it was important that faith was to be validated through “lived experience, making "itself" public in everyday acts of decision, obedience, and courage” (p. 26). Parks theory differed from Fowlers theory in that it focused on the connections between the structure and content of faith, the role of imagination in that, and incorporated young adulthood. Her model includes three forms of development which are Cognition, Dependence, and Community and this development happens over four periods of time: conventional, young adult, tested adult, and mature adult.

In the documentary “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero,” a number of people were interviewed about how their religious beliefs or non beliefs, were challenged since the events of September 11th. The interviews with priests, rabbis, family members of victims, survivors, lay people, atheists and agnostics, this documentary explores how Americans’ spiritual lives may have changed since the event. When a tragic event happens, people would either grow closer to god or outgrow god. To those people who do not believe in a god, these actions will just prove their beliefs. In the beginning of the film, people immediately started to question God. Some of them started to question why would a god so mighty approve this kind of actions. Dr. Michael Brescia, who is a physician who saw pictures of people jumping off the building, "I wonder how many of them thought if there was a God. And if there was a God, why me? Why this? And where am I going to go?” This kind of questions always come up when something catastrophic happens. Others, however, did not ask any questions and just accepted what has happened. Kim Coleman, who lost her daughter said, “God knows something I don’t, God knows best and knows better than we do.” There were also a couple of people who were not so sure what to think of god anymore. Rev. Joseph Griesedieck, a priest who volunteered at Ground Zero said, “the face of God was a blank slate for me. God couldn't be counted on in the way that I thought God could be

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.

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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

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Through the story of the king and the sparrow, we come to realize the implications that social justice has on a community. In following the circle of faith-in-action, we realize the king became aware, analyzed, and acted only after his death. The circle of faith-in-action began with the king's awareness of his people's suffering, then he analyzed his options to help, finally he acted by removing his jewels to help those in need. Although the king directly supported those in need through monetary donations, he effectively neglected their long term needs to survive. In relation to the story of the king, American society and culture can be used as a counterpoint to such

The third paper to be written in EN100 was the observation essay. In this essay, the class had to observe a specific discourse community they were involved in. “A discourse community is a group of individuals who share common beliefs, assumptions, and methods of communications” (Growing 1). In Growing in Faith, I discuss what discourse I belong to. When writing about this topic, I had made a plethora of mistakes including: organization, correctness and development. Nevertheless, these were corrected by the final draft.

Faith is a 54 year-old woman who is widowed and lives unaccompanied in her own home. In terms of employment Faith’s needs are to support her everyday living essentials and met her monthly bill payments. There is no reported criminal history or past illegal/legal drug or alcohol abuse reported by Faith.

Collinsville Faith in Action ended the quarter with a current asset balance of $243,391.. Our P & L showed a deficit of -$11,330 much less than the projected -$25,487. Over $16,000 can be attributed to the move in 2015. The move cost $8,500 in 2014. We are currently at $24,654 in moving costs with handful remaining to be recorded. Our total expenses for the year are at $121,503.

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

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The concepts of religious faith, theology, belief and spirituality are all interconnected and very easy to get mixed up. This is because they all have something to do with the other. Richard P. Mcbrien explains how religious faith, theology, beliefs, and spirituality are all connected. Theology follows faith and belief follows Theology. Faith is our personal knowledge of God through human experiences and our openness to his love. Theology is our understanding of faith as revealed by God and our articulation of it. Beliefs are accepting these theological conclusions as true even without clear and convincing evidence. Spirituality is the practice of these beliefs, letting the spirit guide ones life. Although it’s easy to mix up the meaning of faith and belief or get confused the difference in understanding faith in Theology and being filled by God in your spirituality it’s pretty easy to grasp once you see how each influences the other.