A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
A philosophical and theological argument for practices as bodily participation in transformation rather than religious performance.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It supplies the theory beneath many contemporary Christian formation movements. The book helps travelers understand practice as participation in change rather than payment for acceptance.
Good starting place if…
You want a theological explanation for why Christian transformation may require embodied practices and habits rather than intention and information alone.
Know before you begin…
Willard writes within evangelical Christianity and offers a demanding account of discipleship, training, and human nature. His framework can become perfectionistic if detached from grace, limits, community accountability, and differences in capacity.