Faith Maturity and Social Concern in College-Age Youth: Does Christian Education Make a Difference?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Abstract

The massive Valuegenesis study examined faith maturity among a large sample of Adventist youth. Results were compared with similar studies of other denominations. One persistent criticism of Search Institute's Valuegenesis study was the inappropriateness of the scale used to determine faith maturity. In the following article, the author uses two revised faith-maturity scale, developed by Dr. Jerome Thayer, to examine a new sample of older Adventist young people. Dudley's analysis corroborated Thayer's findings to a remarkable extent. Moreover, Dudley identified why the original faith maturity scale did not fit-because it placed a much greater emphasis upon social concern as an ingredient of faith. © 1994 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Journal Title

Journal of Research on Christian Education

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

49

DOI

10.1080/10656219409484799

First Department

Christian Ministry

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