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The Journal of Spiritual

Formation and Soul Care

Agnes May, Germany
Training in religious education
and adult education. Since 1998
at the IGNIS Institute as edi-
tor, writer and adult educator
for the correspondence course
Foundations of Christian Psy-
chology, since 2004 as person
in charge of this course.
agnes.may@ignis.de
Articles by Agnes: http://em-
capp.ignis.de/2/#/48

Spirituality, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual…

Since May 2008, the Talbot School of Theology • Introduction to the Special Theme Issue:
Institute for Spiritual Formation at Biola Uni- Dallas Willard & Spiritual Formation by Dr.
versity, has published a new journal, the Journal Gary Moon and Dr. Steve Porter
of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care. • Embracing Jesus in a First Century Context:
What Can It Teach Us about Spiritual Com-
This journal is introduced as a peer-reviewed mitment? by Dr. Darrell L. Bock
journal published twice a year. The purpose of • Spirit, Community, and Mission: A Bibli-
the journal is to advance the discussion of the cal Theology for Spiritual Formation by Dr.
theory and practice of Christian formation Richard E. Averbeck
and soul care for the sake of the educational
ministries of the church, Christian education The latest issue (Vol 7/2) discusses spiritual for-
and other para-church organizations through mation in the academy and the church. Diffe-
scholarly publications that are rooted in bibli- rent authors look at the “state of union” between
cal exegesis, systematic theology, the history of spiritual formation and systematic theology, hi-
Christian spirituality, philosophical analysis, storical theology, psychology, philosophy, soul
psychological theory/research, spiritual theo- care, or the church.
logy, and Christian experience http://journals. And in Vol 7/1 you can read articles about “gos-
biola.edu/sfj pel-shaped embodied life” and “the practice of
Thus, this journal is a discussion platform and contemplative prayer in an evangelical context”.
a source of reflected information on the field of Other contributions were “Are the Spiritual Dis-
the actually growing influence of spiritual for- ciplines of „Silence and Solitude“ Really Bibli-
mation in evangelical contexts. cal?” (Vol 2/1); “Spiritual Formation and Mul-
tiethnic Congregations” (Vol 4/2) or “A Trinita-
You will get some free articles on their website: rian Spirituality of Mission” (Vol 6/1).
• The Call and Task of this Journal by Dr. John
Coe I think that the Journal of Spiritual Formation &
• Introduction to the Inaugural Issue by Dr. Soul Care provides helpful texts for those being
Steve Porter attracted as well as for those being doubtful or
• Sanctification in a New Key: Relieving Evan- looking for a deeper understanding of spiritual
gelical Anxieties Over Spiritual Formation formation. Get your own impression on http://
by Dr. Steve Porter journals.biola.edu/sfj.
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