Becoming Whole and Holy: An Integrative Conversation about Christian Formation

"Three authors have come together to remind us what true conversation is all about. Becoming Whole and Holy is an interdisciplinary, integrative dialogue.... A tremendous read, one which could be included in any curriculum dealing with formation or integration."--Amy Shane, Themelios
How does Christian formation happen and what are its moral implications? This text brings into conversation three disciplines that are crucial for Christian formation--social science, biblical studies/hermeneutics, and ethics--to present a cohesive, dynamic vision of human wholeness and spiritual holiness. Drawing upon research in these three disciplines, the authors weave together insights from their respective fields to address the relationship between personal and communal formation, moral development, and the interpretation of Scripture. Becoming Whole and Holy reveals the process as well as the fruits of interdisciplinary dialogue, offering a fresh approach to understanding human formation. The final chapter, a case study on immigration, demonstrates the authors' integrative method. The book will be of use in spiritual formation, pastoral counseling, ethics, and hermeneutics courses and it will also be of interest to pastors, lay leaders, and counselors.
Contents
Prologue: Introducing Ourselves
1. Location: Our Selves, Our Disciplines, Our Process
2. Being and Becoming: A Journey Toward Love (Carla)
3. Wholeness and Holiness: Selves in Community with God and Others (Carla)
4. Reception and Integration of Offerings from Social Science
5. Being and Becoming: The Scriptural Story of Formation (Jeannine)
6. Wholeness and Holiness: Toward Communal Fullness of Life (Jeannine)
7. Reception and Integration of Offerings from Hermeneutics
8. Being and Becoming: The Trinity and Our Formation (Wyndy)
9. Wholeness and Holiness: Christian Moral Formation (Wyndy)
10. Reception and Integration of Offerings from Ethics
11. Interface: An Integrative Conversation around Immigration
Epilogue: Our Experiences of Integration
Index