ABSTRACT
I am struck by the similarities I see between development in the social therapeutic community and what we in the faith community call formation. The old psychological methods of testing, categorizing, diagnosing, and treating people are reminiscent of the pre-196Os methods of teaching and doing religion. Also the question and answer rote method of learning, the idea of only good and bad behavior, the alienation of the members of the faith community from the knowers or leaders.
