Understanding the development cycle of faith in believers versus the development of the intellect in non-believers in relation to principle based sucess in life

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UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CYCLE OF FAITH IN BELIEVERS VERSUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECT IN NON-BELIEVERS IN RELATION TO PRINCIPLE-BASED SUCCESS

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Kevin Suggs

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UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CYCLE OF FAITH IN BELIEVERS VERSUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECT IN NON-BELIEVERS IN RELATION TO

br PRINCIPLE-BASED SUCCESS

A Dissertation

Presented to the Faculty of

The International College of Excellence

In partial fulfillment

of the requirements of the

Doctoral Degree

by

Kevin Suggs

April 15 , 2009 (c ) 2009 Kevin Suggs ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOC \o "1-3 " CHAPTER 1 PAGEREF _Toc \h 5

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY PAGEREF _Toc \h 5

Introduction PAGEREF _Toc \h 5

CHAPTER 2 PAGEREF _Toc \h 7

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE PAGEREF _Toc \h 7

Fundamental Faith PAGEREF _Toc \h 7

What is Faith ? PAGEREF _Toc \h 7

Living Faith PAGEREF _Toc \h 30

Human Development PAGEREF _Toc \h 66

Relation of Human Development and Faith PAGEREF _Toc \h 81

Faith Development PAGEREF _Toc \h 82

James Fowler PAGEREF _Toc \h 83

John Westerhoff III PAGEREF _Toc \h 87

Bruce Powers PAGEREF _Toc \h 91

Von Hugel PAGEREF _Toc \h 93

M . Scott Peck PAGEREF _Toc \h 94

Paula Reinhart PAGEREF _Toc \h 96

R . Ben Marshall PAGEREF _Toc \h 97

Larry Stephens PAGEREF _Toc \h...