Title

Spiritual formation and the nature of the soul

School/Department

Talbot School of Theology

Publication Date

Fall 2000

Abstract

The Bible has a rich, deep anthropology expressed by terms like
״soul," "heart," and "mind."! Properly understood, they convey
important insights about what we are and how we function. Terms
in a language have a wide field of meaning. The term "red" can
mean a color, being embarrassed, or being a communist. Caution
should be exercised in grasping just exactly how the term is used in a
specific context. Nowhere is this more important than in the case of
biblical anthropological terms. Each exhibits a wide field of meaning.
flaving said this, I want to sketch a model of the soul that I take
to be philosophically and biblically adequate and to describe the
soul's relationship to the mind, spirit, body, and other relevant
notions. My goal is to offer an understanding of the soul's nature
that is profitable for developing insights about human functioning
and spiritual formation relevant to the concerns of the Christian
educator.

Keywords

Spiritual formation; Soul; Faith

Publication Title

Christian Education Journal

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

25

Last Page

43

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