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Introduction of Spirituality in Higher Education (HE)
Higher Education (HE) has often been neglectful of the inner lives of students.
HE has increasingly emphasized "outer" aspects of student development.
Inability for students and student affairs educators to differentiate the concepts.
Foundational beliefs about education came from the principles of understanding the "self".
The inner development of students could include:
self-awareness
emotional maturity
values and beliefs
moral development, and spirituality.
Note: "Spirituality, faith, belief, and religion-...these concepts are used interchangeably" (Patton, et al. 2016).
Fowler on Faith, It "is our way of finding coherence in and giving meaning to the multiple forces and relations that make up our lives..." (Patton et al. 2016)
Who is James W. Fowler?
James W. Fowler is a graduate of Duke University and Drew Theological Seminary and earned his PhD at Harvard University in Religion and Society in 1971
He pursued postdoctoral studies at the Center for Moral Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (1971–1972).
He taught at Harvard Divinity School (1969–1975) and at Boston College (1975–1976).
His best-known book, Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Development and the Quest for Meaning, is in its 38th printing and has been translated into German, Korean, and Portuguese editions.
Dr. Fowler has written or edited 10 other books and more than 60 articles.
He has received the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association “for enduring contributions to the dialogue between religion and psychiatry.”
He also received the William James Award from the American Psychological Association “for contributions that advance the psychology of religion.”
From 1994 to 2005, Fowler served as the first full-time director of the Center for Ethics at Emory. He was a minister in the United Methodist Church.
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