Christian Spiritual Formation and Transformation 320: 3 Credits

A study of what Christian Spiritual Formation is and how it is actually transformative in nature. The students will be studying what is involved in the process of becoming more like Christ through reading, discussion, and personal times of prayer and reflection. There will be special emphasis given to understanding the importance of one’s identity being in Christ as a basis for all Spiritual endeavor, as well as discovery of the many things that compete for finding one’s identity in them. There will be significant time spent on the problem of the hidden heart and the part sin plays in this journey.