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Shaped by the word : the power of Scripture in spiritual formation / M. Robert Mulholland, Jr.

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ntroduction. Getting oriented ; How to "read" without "reading" ; The nature of spiritual formation -- Focal perceptual shifts. Various words of God ; Information versus formation ; The iconographic nature of Scripture ; Kairotic existence -- Focal experiential shifts. Functional-relational dynamics ; Being and doing -- The power of Scripture in spiritual formation. Breaking the crust ; Wesley's guidelines for reading Scripture ; Obstacles to spiritual reading ; The practice of spiritual reading -- Appendix A : spiritual formation and psychology -- Appendix B : excerpt from the preface to Wesley's notes on the Old Testament.
Abstract In Shaped by the Word, Robert Mulholland invites you to: listen for the voice of God in the Bible, move from informational reading to formational reading of the Bible, give up "control" over the text and let God lead your reading and understanding.--From publisher's description.

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BV4501.2.M89

Publisher

Nashville : Upper Room Books., 1985

Physical Description

171 pages : portrait ; 22 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0835805190

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Practical Theology
Spiritual formation.

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