"This volume emerged from the [2009 Wheaton Theology Conference]'s dialogue about the theological shape of the contemporary discussion about spiritural formation ... "-- Introd.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Spiritual formation in theological perspective : classic issues, contemporary challenges / Jeffrey P. Greenman -- On getting the spirit back into spirituality / Gordon D. Fee -- Spiritual formation as a natural part of salvation / Dallas Willard -- From the porch to the cross : ancient Christian approaches to spiritual formation / George Kalantzis -- The way and the ways : reflections on Catholic spirituality / Lawrence S. Cunningham -- Evangelical holiness : assumptions in John Owen's theology of christian spirituality / Kelly M. Kapic -- Seeking true religion : early evangelical devotion and Catholic spirituality / D. Bruce Hindmarsh -- Reading Christ into the heart : the theological foundations of Lectio divina / Christopher A. Hall -- Spiritual direction as a navigational aid in sanctification / Susan S. Phillips -- Centering prayer / James C. Wilhoit -- "Renewed in knowledge in the image of our creator" through "psalms, hymns, and songs of the spirit" / Cherith Fee Nordling -- Spiritual formation and the sanctity of life / David P. Gushee -- Theology, spiritual formation and theological education : reflections toward application / Linda M. Cannell.