Life in the Spirit

Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective

Jeffrey P. Greenman, George Kalantzis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2010
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3879-0 (ISBN)

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Including essays from 2009 Wheaton Theology Conference keynote speakers Dallas Willard and Gordon Fee as well as contributing essays by noted presenters such as Chris Hall, David Gushee, Linda Cannell, Cherith Fee Nordling and Lawrece Cunningham, this book offers a stimulating exploration of the historical, biblical and theological dimensions of spiritual formation.

This volume, edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis, marks another compilation from the Wheaton Theology Conference. 2009's event produced the wealth of work represented here exploring the theological foundations for a faithful approach to the church practices that contribute to spiritual formation, that is, to our sanctification in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Including essays from keynote speakers Dallas Willard and Gordon Fee as well as contributing essays by noted presenters such as Chris Hall, David Gushee, Linda Cannell, Cherith Fee Nordling and Lawrence Cunningham, this book offers a stimulating exploration of the historical, biblical and theological dimensions of spiritual formation. It will be of special interest to those who serve as pastors, spiritual directors, church ministry leaders and Christian educators.

Jeffrey P. Greenman (Ph.D., University of Virginia) is associate dean of biblical and theological studies and professor of Christian ethics, and George Kalantzis (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is associate professor of theology, both at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. George Kalantzis (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is associate professor of theology and director of The Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. His research and writing interests focus on the dynamic relationship between the written documents and their interpretation in early Christianity, paying particular attention to the development of christological and trinitarian thought, as well as the interplay of classical Greco-Roman and early Christian philosophical understandings of anthropology and biblical hermeneutics. He is the author of Caesar and the Lamb: Early Christian Attitudes on War and Military Service, Theodore of Mopsuestia: Commentary on the Gospel of John, coeditor with Andrew Tooley of Evangelicals and the Early Church: Recovery, Reform, Renewal, with Jeffrey P. Greenman of Life in the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective and with D. Stephen Long of The Sovereignty of God Debate, as well a numerous articles and essays on Patristic thought. He is currently completing a project on wealth and poverty titled Crumbs From the Table: The Eucharist in the Life of the Church. Before coming to Wheaton College, Kalantzis taught seminary and doctoral students as they were preparing to engage the world and the church. He and his wife share this goal and vision with their Chicago area congregation where they serve in missions, the worship arts programs, and in adult and children's education.

Introduction: Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis

Part One: Theological Contours

1 Jeffrey P. Greenman: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective: Classic Issues, Contemporary Challenges

2 Gordon D. Fee: On Getting the Spirit Back into Spirituality

3 Dallas Willard: Spiritual Formation as a Natural Part of Salvation

Part Two: Historical Approaches

4 George Kalantzis: From the Porch to the Cross: Ancient Christian Approaches to Spiritual Formation

5 Lawrence S. Cunningham: The Way and the Ways: Reflections on Catholic Spirituality

6 Kelly M. Kapic: "Evangelical Holiness": Assumptions in John Owen's Theology of Christian Spirituality

7 D. Bruce Hindmarsh: Seeking True Religion: Early Evangelical Devotion and Catholic Spirituality0

Part Three: Spiritual Practices

8 Christopher A. Hall: Reading Christ into the Heart: The Theological Foundations of Lectio Divina

9 Susan S. Phillips: Spiritual Direction as a Navigational Aid in Sanctification

10 James C. Wilhoit: Centering Prayer

11 Cherith Fee Nordling: "Renewed in Knowledge in the Image of Our Creator" Through "Psalms, Hymns and Songs of the Spirit"

12 David P. Gushee: Spiritual Formation and the Sanctity of Life

Epilogue

Linda M. Cannell: Theology, Spiritual Formation and Theological Education: A Response

Name and Subject Index

Scripture Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2010
Reihe/Serie	Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8308-3879-1 / 0830838791
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3879-0 / 9780830838790
Zustand	Neuware