No one enjoys being labeled immature, particularly when it comes to our faith journey. However, Paul the Apostle reminds us in his first letter to the Corinthian church that we ought to mature in our Christian faith, recognizing that we currently know God only partially and will ultimately come to know God fully after we transition from this life to whatever is next.

In this episode, we explore two different approaches to assessing our faith journeys and discuss how spiritual “arrested development” can help us understand the current resurgence of White Christian Nationalism.

The Progressive Christians Podcast is a ministry of The Loft, a worship community of Westwood United Methodist Church. If you have an idea for the show or want to connect with us, please email us at [email protected].

Show Notes

1. https://www.institute4learning.com/2020/06/12/the-stages-of-faith-according-to-james-w-fowler/
2. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning https://books.google.com/books/about/Stages_of_Faith.html?id=EYlvzgEACAAJ 
3. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr https://store.cac.org/products/falling-upward-revised-and-updated?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=762906715&gbraid=0AAAAADlE41wr9sIjy1pe8OdkZtOT4eSPC&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjJrCBhCXARIsAI5x66WXTNMIUXEOYgmreIM-cDcBNiNbpXSTzsRZ2DLq6J7n6wwidd67fLgaAt8YEALw_wcB
4. Compassion in Practice by Frank Rogers, Jr. https://upperroombooks.com/book/compassion-in-practice/ 
5. Children’s Books
   1. Old Turtle by Douglass Wood and Cheng-Khee Chee
   2. The Book of Belonging by Mariko Clark and Rachel Eleanor
   3. What is God Like? by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner
   4. The Blessing of You by Mark Batterson and Summer Batterson Daily
   5. The Story of Passover by David A. Adler and Jill Weber
   6. Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who Became Buddha by Ian Lendler and Xanthe Bouma