Revolution of character: Discovering Christ'S Pattern For Spiritual Transformation - Softcover

Simpson, Dallas Willard And Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844741621 ISBN 13: 9781844741625

Publisher: IVP, 2007

Synopsis

Dallas Willard's 'Renovation of the Heart' has become established as a classic guide to the spiritual life. In this abridged version, Don Simpson makes its riches more easily available for devotional use.

The authors believe that we fail in the spiritual life mainly through neglect of the roles played by the various elements of our personality. They reflect on each of these elements - heart, mind, body, social life and soul - and invite us to understand its role, train it in new patterns, and expose it to God's transforming power. This holistic approach will, they suggest, produce new ways of responding to life, and will result in profoundly changed character.

This accessible distillation of an award-winning work can be read as an ordinary book, or used for personal study and prayer or on retreat. Suggestions for meditation and response appear at the end of each chapter.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Heart, mind, body, social life, and soul. God is ready to transform every aspect of your life. Perhaps your spiritual life is not all you want it to be. Your sporadic successes, plateaus, and dry spells only lead to more frustration. Spiritual master Dallas Willard believes the main reason we fail in our spiritual life is that we don't examine carefully the roles played by all five elements of our person: heart, mind, body, social life, and soul. Real change comes when we give each element thoughtful and prayerful exposure to God's transforming work. In Revolution of Character, Dr. Willard enables you to dwell meditatively on each of the five elements, understand its role, train it in new patterns, and seek God's transforming power. This powerful, holistic approach will produce new ways of responding to life and will result in profoundly changed character.

About the Author

Dallas Willard Ph.D. is a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning Renovation of the Heart and The Divine Conspiracy. He and his wife, Jane, live in Southern California.

Don Simpson is a senior developmental editor for NavPress. He helped launch Discipleship Journal, The Small Group Letter, and co-founded Helmers & Howard Publishers.

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844741621
• ISBN 13: 9781844741625
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208