Becoming Christian: Dimensions of Spiritual Formation

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Bill J. Leonard
Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1990 - Religion - 213 pages

Drawing upon the perspectives of Christian education, biblical studies, worship, ethics, the arts, the role of women, the role of minorities, sexuality, and vocation, this book provides a multifaceted picture of the meaning of spirituality. Becoming Christian is an accessible text that introduces readers to the important issues involved in being a Christian.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Foreword by Roy Lee Honeycutt
9
Mapping the Spiritual Journey
19
The Bible and the Spiritual Pilgrimage
31
Spirituality and Worship
46
Ethical Maturity and Spiritual Formation
59
Story and Spirituality
73
Christian Spirituality and the Arts
90
Learning Environments and Spiritual Formation
105
The Contribution of Women to Spirituality
116
Minorities and Spirituality
131
The Minister as Spiritual Friend
143
Spirituality Joy and the Value of Play
162
Spirituality and Vocation
188
Contributors
211
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About the author (1990)

Bill J. Leonard is Chair of Church History in the Divinity School at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including A Dictionary of Baptists in America, Baptist Ways: A History, and Baptists in America.

Bibliographic information

TitleBecoming Christian: Dimensions of Spiritual Formation
EditorBill J. Leonard
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1990
ISBN0664251196, 9780664251192
Length213 pages
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Religion / Christian Theology / General
Religion / Spirituality
  
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