RT Article
T1 Zoltán Dörnyei’s The Psychology of the Fruit of the Spirit with Implications Regarding Formational Theory and Practice
JF Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
VO 18
IS 1
SP 215
OP 232
A1 Issler, Klaus D.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1926313380
AB In this academic-level and interdisciplinary study, Dörnyei claims that the fruit of the Spirit has an intended role as an important theological concept in Paul’s theology as encompassing Christlikeness, the goal of the Christian spiritual formation journey. Specifically, Dörnyei proposes that the nine-set fruit is of a unified and comprehensive nature and that this particular collective unit portrays the ideal Christian character. The essay describes key highlights of the study, evaluates these distinctive proposals, and recommends minor modifications. Finally, some implications are presented as next steps if we wish to let Paul’s concept of the fruit of the Spirit bear fruit both within our theoretical formational understanding and our practice as related to the catechism and systematic theology.
K1 Galatians 5:22–23
K1 Sanctification
K1 Spiritual Formation
K1 Character
K1 Virtue
K1 fruit of the spirit
DO 10.1177/19397909251329382