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The Engel scale was developed by James F. Engel, as a way of representing the journey from no knowledge of God, through to spiritual maturity as a Christian believer. [1] The model is used by some Christians to emphasise the process of conversion and the various decision-making steps that a person goes through in becoming a Christian.
It was pioneered by five teachers: Charles Simpson, Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These leaders aimed to provide meaning and order through house churches and cell groups to address what they considered the lack of spiritual maturity of the Charismatic believers in the 1970s and early ...
The mediaeval scala naturae as a staircase, implying the possibility of progress: [1] Ramon Llull's Ladder of Ascent and Descent of the Mind, 1305. Within many denominations of Christianity, Christian perfection is the theological concept of the process or the event of achieving spiritual maturity or perfection.
James William Fowler III (1940–2015) was an American theologian who was Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University.He was director of both the Center for Research on Faith and Moral Development, and the Center for Ethics until he retired in 2005.
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. [1] [2] [3] [note 1] Traditionally, spirituality is referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", [note 2] oriented at "the image of God" [4] [5] as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.
The Irenaean theodicy is challenged by the assertion that many evils do not promote spiritual growth, but can instead be destructive of the human spirit. Hick acknowledges that this process often fails in our world. [45] Horrendous suffering often leads to dehumanization, and its victims become angry, bitter, vindictive and spiritually worse. [51]
Mark Wahlberg, who has been open about his Catholic faith, discusses why prayer is so important to him as part of his daily morning routine. Mark Wahlberg values 'spiritual fitness' in the morning ...
The Loneliness Factor: Its Religious and Spiritual Meaning, 1979. Dimension Books. ASIN B000JPGQEK; Spiritual Maturity: Blessing Others as the Ultimate Mark and Fruit of Maturity, Marymount Institute Press 2015. ISBN 978-1-941392-03-4