TY  - BOOK
AU  - Howard,Evan B.
TI  - A guide to Christian spiritual formation: how scripture, spirit, community, and mission shape our souls 
SN  - 9780801097805
AV  - BV 4511 .H69 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group
KW  - Spiritual formation
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The basics -- Christian spiritual formation -- The story of Christian spiritual formation -- 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 -- The practice -- Formed into prayer -- Formed together -- Formed in thinking, feeling, and acting -- Formed into mission -- Discerning formation -- The ministry -- The ministry of Christian spiritual formation -- My personal history of spiritual formation
N2  - 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. --! From publisher's description
ER  -