Spiritual Formation and St. Paul as Spiritual Director: Determining the Primary Aims

Dallas Willard makes the claim that spiritual formation “refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.”1 Can this claim be substantiated and stand up to close scrutiny, or is Dallas Willard selec...

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Main Author: Copan, Victor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2010
In: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Year: 2010, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 140-154
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