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Chargement... The Critical Journey, Stages in the Life of Faith, Second Editionpar Janet O. Hagberg
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Both authors, Janet O. Haberg and Robert A. Guelich, are Minnesota authors.
The Critical Journey, at its core, is a description of the spiritual journey - our response to our faith in God with the resulting changes that follow. In this book authors Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich address the following issues: the struggle to find meaning and wholeness; the crisis of values and identity at mid-life; the quest for self-actualization; the healing of early religious experiences; and questions about the spiritual journey. Their goal is to help us understand where we are on our individual faith journeys and also appreciate where others are in theirs. The Critical Journey does not reveal exactly how or when we need to move along in our personal pilgrimages, nor does it offer formulas for spiritual growth. Rather, it describes six phases of the spiritual journey and illustrates how people act and think while in these stages. This is an excellent guide for those who are wrestling with their faith and wondering how others have resolved their "dark nights of the soul." Here is an answer for those who have wondered why everyone doesn't respond in the same manner to the message of the Gospel. - Cover. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Stage 1: The Recognition of God. Here we discover/encounter God and experience a sense of awe, need and innocence, where we realize a natural awareness and greater meaning in life.
Stage 2: The Life of Discipleship. Faith is learning about God, where we find meaning from belonging to a community and purpose larger than ourselves. Here we find a sense of rightness and security in our faith.
Stage 3: The Productive Life. Faith is working for God, making and achieving goals, finding success and taking responsibility.
Somewhere between stage 3 and 5, we encounter "the Wall." It might happen at the end of stage 3, the middle of stage 4 or afterward. The "Wall" is a place of discomfort and pain, increased depth, questions and often dismantling of what faith was before it. It's also a place of finding wholeness and healing, finding forgiveness, acceptance and love.
Stage 4: The Journey Inward. Faith is rediscovering God. Here's there often a faith or life crisis, a search for direction and answers. God is released from the box. Sometimes it looks like a loss of faith.
Stage 5: The Journey Outward. Faith is surrendering to God. There's a renewed sense of God's acceptance, grace and love. There's often a sense of calling and vocation, a deep stillness or calm.
Stage 6: The Life of Love. Faith is reflecting God. Union with God. Here we find deep compassion for others and detachment from things and stress.
Overall, I really appreciate the model, or metaphor, for faith. For me, it helps to map out a direction for where I hope to go in faith. And - it gives voice for the apparent dismantling of faith we often experience in "the Wall." Here there's permission to tear down the sandcastle and rebuild. We are able to move past the shoulds given to us as children.
And with every metaphor, there are limitations. In a sense, you can get the impression of hierarchy, and a way to almost gamify the spiritual life, a way to level up, which is not helpful.
That being said, it was worth reading and a helpful perspective on growth and maturity. (