About this title: This book is a theological reflection which invites the reader to a new understanding that sees salvation not only in terms of forgiveness of sins, but in the light of the total transformation of our lives. Dallas Willard presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to join with God and realize their highest aspirations of well-being and well-doing. The key to this self transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines. Willard explains why the disciplines work and how their practice affirms life to the fullest.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 1991-02-01
ISBN-13:9780060694425ISBN:0060694424
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Date Published: 1991-01-01
ISBN-13:9780060694425ISBN:0060694424
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780060694425. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Date Published: 12/7/1990
ISBN-13:9780060694425ISBN:0060694424
Description: Good. 0060694424 Soft cover copy with light over all wear to the cover. There are heavy notes and underlining markings through out the pages. The binding is tight. Expedited shipping is available. We ship fast and package well. read more
Description: Good. 0060694424 TITLE: Spirit Of The DisciplinesAUTHOR: Willard, DallasISBN 10: 0060694424ISBN 13: 9780060694425BINDING: PaperbackPUBLICATION DATE: 1991PAGES: 276DESCRIPTION: Used book in good or better condition. read more
Description: Fine. 0060694424 Not much wrong with this one. I say it is NEW-but I guess you could say that there is just a slight bit of shelf wear. Owner inscription on the inside front cover. read more
Description: New. How to Live as Jesus Lived Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of "The Divine Conspiracy" ("Christianity Today's" 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy th... read more
Binding: SOFT BACK
Publisher: HARPERSANFRANCISCO, NEW Y ORK
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780060694425ISBN:0060694424
Description: Very Good in N/A jacket. Soft cover in very good condition. Front cover illustrated with a color picture. Cover and page edging are slightly soiled. Leaves are very clean. Has 276 page's. read more
"So this was my June reading. Since I was REALLY WORKING hard at Kijabe Hospital, trying to relearn everything I used to know as a pediatrician and apply it to a totally Kenyan context it was a relief to have someone, my second night there, tell me I was invited to their book study. Since it occured in the living room of where I was staying it worked out great. I have been telling myself I needed to read this book ever since I read Foster's the Celebration of Disciplines a year ago. Perhaps my interest in the spiritual disciplines come from my profound lack of or understanding of them.
It was an interesting group that I read the book with. I joined a group of surgeons (a breed unto themselves) and I was the only physician from the US. Canada, Madagascar, Etheopia, Sweden, Denmark, and Kenyan surgeons. So yes, I felt rather out of place in that respect, but also way behind in the understanding of what it means to suffer for the cause of Christ. Half of the group were in training, to become the first pediatric surgeons in Madagascar or Etheopia. The other half were their mentors. I was the sole pediatrician-and I don't cut anything except my meat at dinner.
This book needs to be slowly processed. Which the group of course was doing. I of course read it in the first three weeks, but we only got to discuss two chapters, because of clinical demands. This is one book I am coming back too, and not because I am board of TV reruns. I may need some encouragement however. Embracing the disciplines is a challange."
"Challenging. Heady. Willard is a philosopher, so you will find all the reason and logic/arguments behind 'why' questions. 'Why' should we do the spiritual disciplines. He offers a 'theology of the disciplines', etc. Willard also offers a lot of great thoughts on other topics such as poverty & holiness, and how to create true & lasting change in culture, society, political & global structures, etc. But, if you want a practical, 'how-to' book on spiritual disciplines, this is not the book. Willard even says so himself, he puts in a plug for Richard Foster's 'Celebration of Discipline' for a practical 'how-to' guide. That's definitely high on my reading list right now. I'm almost salivating. But, Willard does offer a great understanding as to the reasons 'why' for the spiritual disciplines, and a call to their diligent practice. If I was a philosopher, I would probably have rated it a 4 star instead of 3. Just a little heady for my taste at times."
"Willard is a smart fellow, a professor of philosophy at USC, and a uncommonly probing observer of Christianity. This book argues that whoever wants to get closer to God must attend to the disciplines practiced by Christ and the apostles (solitude, prayer, fasting, sacrificial giving, and others), and he makes a compelling case. I wouldn't mind debating a few points with him, but for the most part, he convinced me."
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