In this article the author reports details of a Parse research study on the lived experience of having faith with 10 participants living in community. The central finding of this study is the structure: The lived experience of having faith is discerning conviction with perpetual alliances arising with fortitude amid adversity . The findings are discussed in relation to the human becoming school of thought and related literature.
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