James W. Fowler

Psychologist, Author

1940 –

50

Who is James W. Fowler?

James W. Fowler III, Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University, was director of both the Center for Research on Faith and Moral Development and the Center for Ethics until he retired in 2005. He is a minister in the United Methodist Church.

He is best known for his book Stages of Faith, published in 1981, in which he sought to develop the idea of a developmental process in "human faith".

These stages of faith development were along the lines of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development and Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development.

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Born
1940
San Fernando
Also known as
  • James Fowler
  • James W Fowler
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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