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Beginning Well: Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gordon T. SmithPublish date:2001-08-17Pages:239
Language:EnglishPublisher:IVPISBN-13:9780830822973ISBN-10:830822976UPC:9780830822973Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Ministry, Christian LivingBook Topic:DiscipleshipSize:8.25 x 5.48 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCD4HA80JF

"Saints are made by good conversions."In this challenging and provocative book, Gordon T. Smith contends that a chief cause of spiritual immaturity in the evangelical church is an inadequate theology of conversion. Conversion, he says, involves more than a release from the consequences of sin--the goal is spiritual transformation. But there is little transformation without a complete and authentic conversion. The key is beginning well.In this age of false starts and stunted growth, maturing Christians need help reflecting on and interpreting their own religious experience. Christian leaders need to rethink the way that conversions happen. Beginning Well is a catalyst toward this end. Surveying Scripture, spiritual autobiographies and a broad range of theologies of conversion (Protestant and Catholic, Reformed and Wesleyan), the author seeks to foster in the Christian community a dynamic language of conversion that leads to spiritual transformation and mature Christian living. In the process he moves us from a short-sighted "minimalist" view to one that recognizes seven elements necessary for good conversions.This book--a stirring call to rethink the relationship between conversion and transformation--is a must read for pastors, evangelists, spiritual directors, seminary professors and others who are concerned about the nurture and development of Christian converts, and the nature of authentic religious experience.

Language:EnglishPublisher:IVPISBN-13:9780830822973ISBN-10:830822976UPC:9780830822973Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Ministry, Christian LivingBook Topic:DiscipleshipSize:8.25 x 5.48 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCD4HA80JF

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, Spiritual Direction, Consider Your Calling, and The Voice of Jesus.


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