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Renovation of the Heart
Dallas Willard

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Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
by Dallas Willard
NavPress (2002); 255 pages

Willard defines spiritual formation as "the process by which the human spirit or will is given a definite 'form' or character." The goal of the Christian, then, is to allow the Holy Spirit to transform "the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself." The means of this transformation is the "methodical path of recovery" described in Scripture. This book describes, in greater depth than Mulholland's, a biblical view of the heart of humankind, why it needs transformation, and how that transformation takes place.

Because this book provides a comprehensive explanation of the necessity and purpose of the spiritual disciplines, it would be particularly useful if paired with a more practical guide (such as Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline).

Prelude

1. Introducing Spiritual Formation: The "Beyond Within" and The Way of Jesus
   
   
2. The Heart in the System of Human Life
   
   
3. Radical Evil in the Ruined Soul
   
   
4. Radical Goodness Restored to the Soul
   
   
5. Spiritual Change: The Reliable Pattern
   
   Interlude
   
6. Transforming the Mind, 1: Spiritual Formation and the Thought Life
   
   
7. Transforming the Mind, 2: Spiritual Formation and Our Feelings
   
   
8. Transforming the Will (Heart or Spirit) and Character
   
   
9. Transforming the Body
   
   
10. Transforming our Social Dimension
    
    
11. Transforming the Soul
    
    
12. The Children of Light and the Light of the World
    
    
13. Spiritual Formation in the Local Congregation
    
    Postlude
    

Dallas Willard (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is a professor and former director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California and author of more than thirty publications.

Related Books by Dallas Willard:
The Divine Conspiracy (Fount, 1998)
The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus' Essential Teachings on Discipleship (HarperOne, 2006)
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God (InterVarsity Press, 1999)
The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives (HarperOne, 1991)

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