Christian Educator’s Handbook on Spiritual Formation, The

by Gangel, Kenneth O., and James C. Wilhoit, eds.

• ISBN13: 9780801021671
• ISBN10: 0801021677
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Some of the day's leading writers on spirituality are marshaled together in an encyclopedia of the spiritual life.

Author Biography

Kenneth O. Gangel (Ph.D., University of Missouri), after a distinguished career at Dallas Theological Seminary, is now executive director of the graduate studies division at Toccoa Falls College. A noted expert on Christian education, he has written many books, including Feeding and Leading.James C. Wilhoit (Ph.D., Northwestern) is professor of Christian education at Wheaton College. He has authored a number of scholarly articles and books, including Christian Education and the Search for Meaning.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(4)
What is Spiritual Formation?	11	(10)
John M. Dettoni
Spiritual Formation in the Early Church	21	(16)
Craig A. Blaising
Salvation and Spiritual Formation	37	(12)
Robert P. Lightner
The Puritan Model of Spiritual Formation	49	(11)
Leland Ryken
Counterfeit Spirituality	60	(14)
Timothy R. Phillips
Donald G. Bloesch
God is most glorified in us When we are most satisfied in him	74	(12)
John Piper
Longing for Eden and Sinning on the Way to Heaven	86	(13)
Larry Crabb
Spiritual Formation through the Liturgy	99	(12)
Lynn C. Bauman
Spiritual Formation through Public Worship	111	(19)
Kenneth O. Gangel
Living and Growing in the Christian Year	130	(13)
D. Bruce Lockerbie
Nurturing the Spiritual Lives of Teachers	143	(11)
Robert W. Pazmino
Principles of Church Renewal	154	(10)
Alan Schreck
Teaching Scripture Intake	164	(10)
Donald S. Whitney
Following the Lord's Pattern of Prayer	174	(15)
James C. Wilboit
Teaching People to Pray	189	(10)
T.W. Hunt
The Imitation of Christ: Means and End of Spirtual Formation	199	(14)
Robert P. Meye
Personal Healing and Spiritual Formation	213	(12)
Leanne Payne
The Spirit Is Willing: The Body As a Tool for Spirtual Growth	225	(9)
Dallas Willard
Spiritual Formation in Children	234	(13)
Robert Clark
Spiritual Formation of Adolescents	247	(11)
James Bryan Smith
Spiritual Formation in Older Adults	258	(11)
Beth E. Brown
Spiritual Formation through Small Groups	269	(11)
Peter V. Deison
The Family As a Context for Spiritual Formation	280	(16)
Ronald T. Habermas
The Pietistic Tradition in Evangelical Spirituality: A Bibliographic Essay	296	(11)
Lyle W. Dorsett
Annotated Bibliography of Resources	307	(8)
James C. Wilboit
References	315	(16)
Name Index	331	(6)
Subject Index	337	(4)
Scripture Index	341