Sacred Systems: Exploring Personal Transformation in the Western Christian Tradition - Couverture rigide

Kyle, Eric J

 
9781498267175: Sacred Systems: Exploring Personal Transformation in the Western Christian Tradition
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1498267173 ISBN 13 : 9781498267175
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

From early Jewish-Christian texts such as the Didache, which present well-defined catechetical programs, to contemporary authors such as Dallas Willard, who offer in-depth insights into the transformations of one's heart and soul, systematic texts on spiritual formation in the Western Christian tradition abound. These texts can offer ministers, researchers, and laypersons much clarity and guidance for their craft. However, the spiritual formation systems that we use are also always contextually influenced; such contextual factors may make them difficult to adapt to one's local work. Rather than turning to only a single text or community, then, it can be helpful for practitioners and theorists to look to a broader set of systematic presentations of spiritual formation. By turning to a group of specific individuals and communities in each era of Western Christian history, this book will help those working in this field to better understand how personal spiritual formation has been conceptualized and embodied. Such an exploration will help us not only to compile a more complete history of spiritual formation at the level of the individual but also to glean a better understanding of personal transformation so that we might engage this craft in more informed and systematic ways.

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À propos de l'auteur

Eric Kyle is Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of the Service-Learning Program at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska. His research focuses on the systematic study and practice of spiritual formation.

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Éditeur
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498267173
ISBN 13 
9781498267175
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
330
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1620329646 ISBN 13 :  9781620329641
Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2013
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