Report Faith Developement Theory
Report Faith Developement Theory
Report Faith Developement Theory
THEORY
By: Sharon Daloz Parks
WHO IS SHARON
DALOZ PARKS?
and
WHAT is all about
her Faith
Development
Theory?
Drawing on her more than 30 years of
professional engagement with young adults
in varying capacities, Daloz Parks suggests
that in today’s rapidly changing and
evolving global village, we need not only to
be concerned about education and
employment for young adults, but with
their life of faith, understood in the broad
sense of how they make meaning.
“Faith is the activity of
seeking and discovering
meaning in the most
comprehensive dimension
of our experience.”
To develop the theory, Parks
drew heavily on the work of
earlier theorists, Perry,
Kegan & Gilligan and
Fowler.
THE MEANING OF FAITH
1. Lived Experience
2. Public Awareness in every day decision
making
3. Obedience
4. Courage
Young adults are particularly susceptible to a
variety of ideologies, charismatic leaders,
and communities, it is important to
understand the content for which faith
develops, and the structure. According to
Parks, symbols, images and ideology give
meaning to Faith. (Parks 2000)
By: Sharon Daloz Parks
There are four periods of
development she bases her theory on:
●Multi-dimensional or Spiral
●Individuals need familiar and
dependable networks of people,
place, and communities to explore
and develop their values.
The Role of the Imagination in Faith
Development
1. A Process
2. An act on naming one’s experiences.
3. A way of participating in the ongoing
creation of life itself.
5 Moments which are involved in the
decision making process of
imagination:
1. Adolescence or Conventional
2. Young Adult
3. Tested Adult
4. Mature Adult
FORMS OF
KNOWING
AUTHORITY BOUND
Duration: Early Adolescence.