According to Fowler's stages of faith, which age group is noted as having a mythical-literal faith?
a. toddler-preschool c. adolescent
b. school-age d. adult
B
Stage 1, intuitive-projective faith, is the age for toddlers-preschoolers. Stage 2, mythical-literal faith, is the stage for school-age children. Stage 3, synthetic-conventional faith, is the stage for adolescents. Adults can be within Stages 4, 5, or 6.
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