SPIRITUAL FORMATION THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN BY SOMMER BARNES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE Abstract In this research paper‚ I will try to illustrate my hypothesis of spiritual formation throughout the lifespan by using my interpretation of a collection of theories. The theories I will refer to include Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory‚ Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory‚ and Kohlberg’s Development of Moral Reasoning Theory. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development‚ he develops a theory of cognitive
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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The Child as Spiritual Embryo Montessori often compared the process of psychological and spiritual development to the physical unfolding of the human organism. Just as the material body first takes shape as a selfforming embryo‚ requiring during its formation the protection and nurturance of the womb that envelopes it‚ the human soul first appears in the newborn child in an embryonic form that requires nourishment from a psychic womb—the protective environment of loving‚ caring parents and
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In my research of spiritual assessment tools‚ I came across what appears to be a common one‚ known as FICA. FICA stands for "Faith and Belief‚ Importance‚ Community‚ and Address in Care." I don’t really feel the need to create a new spiritual assessment tool‚ because FICA hits all the points directly‚ and accurately. When assessing a patient‚ the questions that should be asked are whether or not the person considers themselves to be spiritual or religious. Sometimes patients do not believe that
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Running head: SPIRITUAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE Spiritual Diversity in HealthCare Amber Norris Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V April 14‚ 2013 Abstract Many people describe “faith” in different ways. However‚ many studies indicate patients of all faiths tend to utilize familiar components such as meditation and prayer‚ as well as the patient’s own perspective on how their personal culture and
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Beat Your Giants Hello‚ my name is Tatiana Rosario for those who don’t know me. Today I’m going to be talking to you guys about spiritual giants. In another church I went to we skimmed the topic briefly and I think that’s what made me get more interested in it. I think this is a topic that should be taught to everyone especially to the youth. For the fact that we need to be able to understand and concur what is holding us back from getting closer to God and from what is holding us back from feeling
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In Search of the Spiritual Father Thomas Keating‚ the abbot of St. Joseph’s Abbey‚ couldn’t help noticing the attraction that the exotic religious practices of the East held for many young Roman Catholics (Adler 1). He was a Trappist monk‚ so meditation was second nature‚ but he kept thinking there must be a precedent within the church for making such simple but powerful spiritual techniques available to laypeople. His Trappist brother Father William Meninger found it one day in 1974‚ in a dusty
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Negro Spirituals Spirituals‚ a religious folk song of American origin‚ particularly associated with African-American Protestants of the southern United States. The African-American spiritual‚ characterized by syncopation‚ polyrhythmic structure‚ and the pentatonic scale of five whole tones‚ is‚ above all‚ a deeply emotional song. Spirituals are really the most characteristic product of the race genius as yet in America. But the very elements which make them uniquely expressive of the Negro make them
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crossed barriers and are sung in many churches across America as spirituals. However‚ such songs as Wade in the Water‚ Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot‚ and Follow the Drinking Gourd‚ were once used as an important tool of survival by the slaves of the antebellum era. The content of many Negro spirituals consisted of a religious theme. However‚ Negro spirituals were not intended to be religious. The primary purpose of Negro spirituals was to mislead an overseer or the plantation owner. Slaves were
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The story of Negro spirituals is closely linked to the history of African Americans‚ within three milestones: the abolition of slavery (1865)‚ the Black Renaissance (1925)‚ and the first Dr. Martin Luther King ’s Day (1985). Negro spirituals blend a combination of spoken word‚ hums‚ moans‚ groans‚ and old slave dialect and incorporated them with a simple repetitive tune to convey strong emotion. Before 1925 almost all the first Africans who arrived in the New World were slaves. They came from several
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