{"product_id":"a-short-guide-to-spiritual-formation-finding-life-in-truth-goodness-beauty-and-community-paperback","title":"A Short Guide to Spiritual Formation: Finding Life in Truth, Goodness, Beauty, and Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Sosler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRussell Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a society always seeking the new and novel, Christians can become more grounded and mature through a retrieval of our common tradition. Alex Sosler sets forth the \"transcendentals\" of truth, goodness, and beauty--along with community--to help readers follow the way of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together church history, theology, and devotional practice, Sosler offers a holistic introduction to spiritual formation, encompassing biblical truth, the pursuit of the good life, the contemplation of God, and communal belonging. Each section includes a biblical and historical precedent for the tradition and highlights an exemplar from church history: Augustine on truth, Dorothy Day on goodness, Teresa of ?vila on beauty, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer on church commitment and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis accessible book provides avenues for a broader and deeper spirituality that can shape the complexity of our souls. It is ideal for undergraduate students and as a formation primer for church adult education classes, classical schools, and homeschooling communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together church history, theology, and devotional practice, this introductory guide to spiritual formation retrieves the traditions rooted in truth, goodness, beauty, and community to help readers follow the way of Jesus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Spiritual formation with substance and depth! Sosler gives a thick account of Christian growth in holiness and wholeness shaped by a biblical-theological-ecclesial vision of truth, goodness, beauty, and community. This is one to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest and then share with another pilgrim on the way of the restless heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAlex Fogleman\u003c\/b\u003e, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University; director, Catechesis Institute; author of \u003ci\u003eKnowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fresh account of Christian spiritual formation will captivate students and seekers while reminding seasoned leaders of the many gifts that the Christian tradition offers to our weary souls.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKaitlyn Schiess\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great help to anyone interested in personal and corporate spiritual formation. Sosler does a masterful job of describing the historical, theological, and spiritual foundations of the Christian faith, and in doing so he invites the reader into a deeper relationship with God. This text is well worth your time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDonald Shepson\u003c\/b\u003e, Grove City College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sosler provides readers with a theological, historical, contemplative, and applicable approach to living life from a formative perspective. He is passionate about the well-being of God's creation and implementing practices designed to educate, empower, and equip the learner.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBarbara L. Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e, Peacock Soul Care\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You will not leave this short book burdened down with a sense of all the things you can't ever seem to do. You'll instead start to see the possibility of how you, in your own life, can seek holiness and formation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRussell Moore \u003c\/b\u003e(from the foreword)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Sosler \u003c\/b\u003e(EdD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of Bible and ministry at Montreat College and assisting priest at Redeemer Anglican Church in Asheville, North Carolina. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Love: Christian Higher Education as Pilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of \u003ci\u003eTheology and the Avett Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.43 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726318800959,"sku":"9781540966612","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/292e9b6e5aad454ea8711a505e61de74.webp?v=1765110210","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-guide-to-spiritual-formation-finding-life-in-truth-goodness-beauty-and-community-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}