faith ladder
noun
A model of a step-by-step process by which an individual comes to (religious) faith.
- The faith ladder is particularly associated with William James (1842-1910) whose description of the stages by which a person assents to faith was published posthumously in 1911..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Presbyterian Quarterly.
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