My Journey in Adult Faith Formation

Abstract How did we get to our present day practice of adult faith formation? I offer a personal reflection on my journey, writing as a social anthropologist who is particularly interested in what is not being said or done. I reflect on changing affiliations to experiential learning over my lifetime; a fresh emerging understanding of ecumenism; the danger of prioritising preparation for formal positions in the Church over support for those without church roles; the challenge of contemporary art and artists to learning in the Church; and the way some educational policies may be moulded by the values and practices of the market place with its obsession with consumer choice. A final concern is whether we are crumbling the Churches’ teaching into saleable branded fragments.