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862Philosophy and Spiritual Formation: A Call to Philosophy and Spiritual FormationJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 7 (2). 2014.
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823The Sanctifying Work of the Holy Spirit: Revisiting Alston’s Interpersonal ModelJournal of Analytic Theology 6 112-130. 2018.Of the various loci of systematic theology that call for sustained philosophical investigation, the doctrine of sanctification stands out as a prime candidate. In response to that call, William Alston developed three models of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit: the fiat model, the interpersonal model, and the sharing model. In response to Alston’s argument for the sharing model, this paper offers grounds for a reconsideration of the interpersonal model. We close with a discussion of some o…Read more
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150Swinburnian Atonement and the Doctrine of Penal SubstitutionFaith and Philosophy 21 (2): 228-241. 2004.This paper is a philosophical defense of the doctrine of penal substitution. I begin with a delineation of Richard Swinburne’s satisfaction-type theory of the atonement, exposing a weakness of it which motivates a renewed look at the theory of penal substitution. In explicating a theory of penal substitution, I contend that: (i) the execution of retributive punishment is morally justified in certain cases of deliberate wrongdoing; (ii) deliberate human sin against God constitutes such a case; an…Read more
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92Teach Me What I Do Not See: Lessons for the Church From a Global PandemicJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 14 (1): 7-30. 2021.In an attempt to learn from COVID-19, this essay features six responses to the question: what did COVID-19 teach us, expose in us, or purge out of us when it comes to spiritual formation in Christ? Each response was written independently of the others by one of the coauthors. Diane J. Chandler focuses in on how COVID-19 exposed grievous inequities for ethnic groups in the American church and broader society. Kelly M. Kapic reminds us of the goodness of human finitude and how COVID restrictions h…Read more
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49Rethinking the logic of Penal SubstitutionIn William Lane Craig (ed.), Philosophy of religion: a reader and guide, Rutgers University Press. pp. 596--608. 2002.
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30Sanctification in a New Key: Relieving Evangelical Anxieties over Spiritual FormationJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 1 (2): 129-148. 2008.This article is meant to be an apologetic for spiritual formation to those within the evangelical tradition who find themselves concerned about its emphases. Eight common objections to spiritual formation are presented with the twofold aim of recognizing any needed corrective and defusing the objection. While more must be said in response to each of these objections, it is hoped that enough will be said here to relieve much of the anxiety surrounding spiritual formation.
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22What Do the Five Ways Have to Dowith the Ascent of Mt. Carmel?Philosophia Christi 9 (1): 189-200. 2007.
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20Measuring the Spiritual, Character, and Moral Formation of Seminarians: In Search of a Meta-Theory of Spiritual ChangeJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 12 (1): 5-24. 2019.Theological schools are well situated to create intentional cultures for the purpose of spiritual formation. Indeed, most schools of theology have this goal as an essential part of their mission as well as a requirement for continued accreditation. And yet, the measurement of spiritual formation over time is fraught with challenges. This article seeks to address some of these challenges by means of developing a meta-theory of positive change/growth which would eventually serve as a theoretical b…Read more
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15The Disappearance of Moral KnowledgeRoutledge. 2018.Based on an unfinished manuscript by the late philosopher Dallas Willard, this book makes the case that the 20th century saw a massive shift in Western beliefs and attitudes concerning the possibility of moral knowledge, such that knowledge of the moral life and of its conduct is no longer routinely available from the social institutions long thought to be responsible for it. In this sense, moral knowledge--as a publicly available resource for living--has disappeared. Via a detailed survey of ma…Read more
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13Against various detractors , this book develops a foundationalist theory of epistemic justification. In contrast with Laurence BonJour and borrowing from John McDowell, the essential argument is that conceptualized perpetual experience provides a non-doxastic foundation for perceptual beliefs about physical objects
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11Special Theme Issue: Dallas Willard and Spiritual FormationJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 2 (1): 146-146. 2009.
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8Ecumenical and Traditioned Measurement: Measuring Christian Maturation Across Distinct Traditions of Christian SpiritualityJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 14 (2): 137-161. 2021.The aim of this article is to explore some of the challenges of measuring Christian spiritual development across distinct traditions of Christian spirituality. This presses into questions of what might be universal and what might be particular when it comes to Christian spirituality in how it is understood and practiced. We address the feasibility of a general, ecumenical measure by hearing from representative voices of five traditions of Christian spirituality: African American spirituality, An…Read more
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6The Willardian CorpusJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 3 (2): 239-266. 2010.Dallas Willard's five monographs devoted to Christian spirituality constitute a unified body of work that together present a comprehensive account of the nature and means of spiritual formation in Christ. This paper approaches Willard's corpus chronologically for the purpose of culling the central components of Willard's understanding of spiritual formation. This is not meant to be a review or summary of Willard's writings, but rather an analytical study of Willard's work and is an implicit call…Read more
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6Introduction to the Special Theme Issue: Dallas Willard and Spiritual FormationJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 3 (2): 126-127. 2010.
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6Spiritual Formation in the Academy and the Church: A State of the UnionJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 7 (2): 175-176. 2014.
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6Mentally Healthy and Healing Church: Spiritual Formation and Soul Care as EcclesiologyJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 15 (1): 3-5. 2022.
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6Book Review: Just Spirituality: How Faith Practices Fuel Social Action (review)Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 6 (2): 339-342. 2013.
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5Editorial Introduction in Memoriam: Dallas WillardJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 6 (2): 149-151. 2013.
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5Is the Spiritual Formation Movement Dead?Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 8 (1): 2-7. 2015.
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4Introduction to the Inaugural IssueJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 1 (1): 5-7. 2008.
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4In Memoriam: M. Robert Mulholland, JrJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 9 (1): 2-4. 2016.
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4Introduction to Issue 5:2 The Biblical Reality of Spiritual FormationJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 5 (2): 179-181. 2012.
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3Oliver D. Crisp. The Word Enfleshed: Exploring the Person and Work of ChristJournal of Analytic Theology 6 778-783. 2018.ㅤ
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3Book Review: Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges (review)Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 14 (1): 120-124. 2021.
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