Called to be saints: An invitation to Christian maturity

Smith then discusses five features that should characterize a theological definition of spiritual maturity, saying it should be "Trinitarian and Christocentric" (24); affirm "salvation as the fulfillment of God's creation" (26); demonstrate awareness of "the interplay o...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Christian Education Journal Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 225
Main Author:	Wwangi, Mary W
Format:	Book Review
Language:	English
Published:	Glen Ellyn Sage Publications Ltd. (UK) 22-03-2016 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Christianity Community Relations God Higher education Holy Spirit Pain Religious Colleges Spiritual Development Spirituality Theology Vision
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Smith then discusses five features that should characterize a theological definition of spiritual maturity, saying it should be "Trinitarian and Christocentric" (24); affirm "salvation as the fulfillment of God's creation" (26); demonstrate awareness of "the interplay of sin and faith" (28); recognize that the individual person grows in interdependence with others in the faith community (30); and acknowledge formation takes place in "the ordinary and the mundane-particularly the reality of suffering" (30). [...]Smith speaks of joy as resulting from intentionally ordering our affections.
ISSN:	0739-8913 2378-525X