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The Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year. Its purpose is to advance the discussion of the theory and practice of Christian formation and soul care for the sake of the educational ministries of the church, Christian education, and other para-church organizations through scholarly publications that are rooted in biblical exegesis, systematic theology, the history of Christian spirituality, philosophical analysis, psychological theory/research, spiritual theology, and Christian experience. View full journal description

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Book Review: Andrew Root, Evangelism in an Age of Despair: Hope Beyond the Failed Promise of Happiness

  • John Perrine
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Book Review: Matthew Bingham, A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation

  • Tom Schwanda
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Book Review: Cindy S. Lee, Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation

  • E. Trey Clark
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Being the Church: Marva Dawn on Communal Formation in Our “Technological Age”

  • Lisa Igram
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Spirituality and Theological Formation: Seven Critical Considerations

  • Jos de Kock
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Moving From Faith Development to Faith Engagement in Christian Schools: A Scoping Review

  • Ben Archer
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How to Bring Christian Spiritual Formation into Local Congregations

  • Steve L. Porter
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Student Spiritual Formation Assessment in Theological Education: An Overview of Approaches

  • Steven J. Sandage
  • Sarah A. Crabtree
  • Peter J. Jankowski
  • Starla Gooch
  • Laura B. Stein
  • David C. Wang
  • Christopher M. The
  • Jo Ann Deasy
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The Future of Christian Spiritual Formation

  • Steve L. Porter
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Spirituality and Theological Formation: Seven Critical Considerations

  • Jos de Kock
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Moving From Faith Development to Faith Engagement in Christian Schools: A Scoping Review

  • Ben Archer
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