SARAH LAMMERT Boston, April 27, 2011 The writer is an ecclesiastical endorser for military chaplains and director of ministries and faith development for the Unitarian Universalist Association.
The long board has a lot in common with the early stages of our faith development, and even the churches we attend.
For instance, when one chaplain described a patient's theology as "childlike," another chaplain helped the team understand the broader context of this comment by citing a specific faith development theory that supported and expanded upon the first chaplain's description, simultaneously educating the team about faith development [ 13].
The average person doesn't understand that Catholicism and most of Protestantism and Judaism are developing faiths -- development is built into the first generation.
Government is taking an increasing interest in faith and development, and the faith community increasingly has a viable role alongside major development organisations in working to achieve the MDGs.
This speech will be delivered as the first in a series of seminars exploring faith and development hosted by The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, the Department for International Development, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Oxfam and debated on Comment is free: belief.
This speech will be delivered tonight as part of a series of seminars exploring faith and development hosted by The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, the Department for International Development, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Oxfam and debated on Comment is free: belief.
This speech will be delivered as part of a series of seminars exploring faith and development hosted by The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, the Department for International Development, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Oxfam and debated on Comment is free: belief.
Dfid is funding one of the first research consortiums studying faith and development based at Birmingham University.
The role of faith in development is complex and not well enough understood.
Tony Blair speaks at the RSA in London as part of a seminar series on faith and development, chaired by Karen Armstrong.
