The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith portrays the life of faith in dynamic rather than static terms. It recognizes that what faith means can change over time. Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich outline a six stage journey of faith:
- Recognition of God
- The Life of Discipleship
- The Productive Life
- The Journey Inward
- The Journey Outward
- The Life of Love.
The authors emphasize that these stages don’t reflect a greater closeness to God as one progresses but rather a different experience of the God with whom we all enjoy the same access. Nor are these stages that we progress through once and for all but rather that we may cycle through these again and again. [Read more…] about Book Review: The Critical Journey