THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE is the second book in the Apprentice Series, which along with three other titles forms 'a curriculum for Christlikeness'. THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE introduces the reader to the kingdom of God and focuses on our inward character, dealing specifically with some of the most problematic vices: anger, lust, lying, worry, judging others and so on. Following the Sermon on the Mount, this book looks at the narratives behind these character flaws and replaces them with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God. Each chapter includes a 'soul-training' exercise to help embed Jesus' narratives into our minds, bodies and souls, along with questions that can be used for individual reflection or group discussion.
James Bryan Smith (MDiv, Yale University Divinity School; PhD, Fuller Seminary) is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. A founding board member of Richard Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovare, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches. He is the author of A Spiritual Formation Workbook, Devotional Classics (with Richard Foster) and Embracing the Love of God.
Title: The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ
Author: James Bryan Smith
ISBN: 9780340996041
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Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication Date: 2011-06-23
Number of Pages: 272
Weight: 2.2081 kg
The Apprentice Series is the best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual transformation. * Dallas Willard, author of The Divine Conspiracy *