Moral Formation: The Motivations Of Young Adults in the Moral Decision-making Process in the Charismatic Tradition
Naidoo, Marilyn; Thomas, Dawie
Moral formation is a crucial aspect of the training that young Christian leaders
have to be exposed to during their education. This article considered the dominant
role of transmission based moral education within the moral formation of
emerging adults. The empirical study took a holistic focus to analyse the nuances
of the moral self and give moral formation the focus it requires. Three major
areas of the moral self, namely knowledge, emotion and socialisation, were
investigated. These three areas are considered exclusively within the emerging
adulthood life stage of charismatic students attending a Christian gap year. This
exploratory study made use of a qualitative approach using semi-structured
interviews. The data was analysed with a constructivist framework using content
analysis. Findings mainly related to the three focus areas, with the impact of
emotions being the most prominent. The influence of the Holy Spirit was also a
key finding, as Charismatic emerging adults depended on his guidance during
moral decision-making. The data also reflected the significant interaction and
overlap of the three areas exercising an influence on emerging adults’ moral
decision-making together with its impact on the moral identity of an individual.
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