Title

Approaching formative scripture: reading with both head and heart.

School/Department

Talbot School of Theology

Publication Date

Spring 2012

Abstract

Scripture continues to play a very important role in my formative walk with God, yet keeping both “head” and “heart ״ in my Scripture reading and study has been a challenge. Two helpful insights for me involved, first, identifying two distinct but complimentary approaches to Scripture—analytical reading and meditative reading—and, second, intentionally welcoming both approaches as I read and study Scripture. In this reflective essay I describe aspects of my journey and engagement with Scripture, clarifying my understanding of these two approaches to Scripture, and sharing some of the fruit both approaches have yielded for me—including a meditative poem from an episode in Jesus's ministry.

Keywords

Bible--Reading

Publication Title

Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care

Volume

5

Issue

1

First Page

117

Last Page

134

DOI of Published Version

10.1177/193979091200500107

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