{"product_id":"spiritual-theology-a-systematic-study-of-the-christian-life-9780830815425","title":"Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcademy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheology is \"the doctrine of living unto God,\" wrote the Puritan theologian William Ames. Unfortunately, post-Enlightenment theology has tended to divorce \"doctrine\" from \"living unto God.\" And to the degree that this split has been deepened and perpetuated, both theology and spirituality have been impoverished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare book. In it, Simon Chan surveys the little-explored landscape where systematic theology and godly praxis meet, highlighting the connections between Christian doctrine and Christian living and drawing out the spiritual implications of particular aspects of systematic theology. Allowing rational formulations to drop into the background, he brings the mystery of the faith to the fore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChan begins with the principal doctrines of God, sin, salvation and the church. He then progresses to a reflective consideration of the practice of the spiritual life, from prayer to spiritual direction. Unabashedly evangelical and truly ecumenical, Chan grounds his exploration in the sources of the Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox traditions. His work is well abreast of contemporary theological currents and crossculturally conversant from an Asian perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for those who care deeply about theology \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e spirituality, and strive to integrate the two. It is well worth careful reflection and prayerful reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Chan (Ph.D., Cambridge) is Earnest Lau Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMan and Sin, Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition, Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eGlobal Dictionary of Theology\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Mission Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556527280402,"sku":"9780830815425","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdd003fb-1045-4c3a-b0d6-7709cb4a3817.jpg?v=1731755884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spiritual-theology-a-systematic-study-of-the-christian-life-9780830815425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}