A guide to Christian spiritual formation : how scripture, spirit, community, and mission shape our souls / Evan B. Howard.
Publication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, [2018]Description: x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780801097805
- 0801097800
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part 1. The basics. Christian spiritual formation -- The story of Christian spiritual formation -- Part 2. The elements. The fullness and aims of Christian spiritual formation -- The contexts and agents of Christian spiritual formation -- The process of transformation and the task of formation -- The means of Christian spiritual formation -- Part 3. The practice. Formed into prayer -- Formed together -- Formed in thinking, feeling, and acting -- Formed into mission -- Discerning formation -- Part 4. The ministry. The ministry of Christian spiritual formation -- Epilogue: My personal history of spiritual formation.
Grounded in careful biblical scholarship, this volume provides a holistic, accessible, and informed introduction to Christian spiritual formation, written from a broadly evangelical perspective. Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, joins Scripture with themes of community, spirit, formation, and mission in a single integrative guide. A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation includes helpful features such as figures, charts, chapter overviews, and formation-focused questions. Its evangelical-ecumenical and global perspectives will appeal to a wide audience. -- ‡c From publisher's description.
