DMIN8223 Spiritual Formation and Mission
This course charts the history of spiritual formation expressing itself in the context of contemporary Western/American evangelicalism. This course begins with a broad survey of pre-modern, to modern, to postmodern spirituality, focusing attention on the First Great Awakening until today. Special emphasis will be on the twentieth century and the recent shift toward postmodern understandings of life. Practical application will be focused on developing a personal and church Rule of Life, or Soul Health Plan, recognizing the tension between Catholic and Protestant paradigms of spiritual formation, modern discipleship vs. pre- modern apprenticeship, and exploring spiritual formation within a variety of contemporary evangelical frameworks.