Shaped by the word : The Power of Scripture in spiritual formation

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. Full description

Main Author:	Mulholland, M. Robert.
Published:	Nashville, Tennessee : The Upper Room, 1985
Subjects:	BIBLE - READING. SPIRITUAL FORMATION.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction. 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.

Shaped by the word : The Power of Scripture in spiritual formation

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