{"product_id":"christian-spirituality-four-christian-views-9780830812783","title":"Christian Spirituality: Four Christian Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification God's work or ours? Is it instantaneous or is it a process?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. Even today different groups of Protestants disagree on how we draw closer to God. What distinguishes the different positions and what exactly is at stake in these recurring debates?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo answer these questions Donald L. Alexander, professor of biblical theology at Bethel College, has brought together five scholars that represent each of the main historical Protestant traditions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerhard O. Forde on the Lutheran vew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinclair B. Ferguson on the Reformed view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaurence W. Wood on the Wesleyan view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussell P. Spittler on the Pentecostal view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE. Glenn Hinson on the Contemplative view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Alexander and responses to each of the main essays by the other contributors, this Spectrum volume provides a helpful and stimulating introduction to an important doctrine of the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Alexander (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is emeritus professor of Biblical Studies at Bethel University, St. Paul, MN. He served for ten years as a missionary at the Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, China. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Godliness: Sanctification in Christological Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerhard O. Forde was professor of theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also taught at Luther College in Iowa and St. Olaf College in Minnesota. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Law-Gospel Debate, Justification by Faith: A Matter of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere God Meets Man: Luther's Down-to-Earth Approach to the Gospel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinclair B. Ferguson is senior minister at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and serves as professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary in Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurence W. Wood is Frank Paul Morris Professor of Systematic Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. His books include \u003ci\u003eGod and History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheology as History and Hermeneutics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell P. Spittler is senior professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also held the positions of associate dean of the School of Theology and provost and vice president of academic affairs at Fuller. Among his many publications are \u003ci\u003ePerspectives in Neo- Pentecostalism, The Corinthian Correspondence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod the Father.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. Glenn Hinson, now retired, was professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329975226642,"sku":"9780830812783","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a11fb1f2-33f5-49fe-8c5e-dc2e3d0199db.jpg?v=1727787940","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christian-spirituality-four-christian-views-9780830812783","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}