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"Spiritual Formation"

Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by FlyForFun, Aug 27, 2009.

  1. Marcia

    Marcia Active Member

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    Yes, but the discussion on emergent and JohnV's church is taking away from info on the contemplative spirituality and spiritual formation, imo.
     
  2. FlyForFun

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    Agreed, but there are similar threads in both.
     
  3. Marcia

    Marcia Active Member

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    No, they are not necessarily synonymous (I am not discussing emergent here btw), but there is a movement that one can call contemplative prayer and contemplative spirituality that is mystical, from Eastern religions mainly via the Roman Catholics Church and it is infiltrating evangelical churches.

    Please look at articles on my site that give evidence for this. I get emails all the time from evangelicals concerned about this infiltration in their church today.

    Contemplative Prayer
    http://christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_ContemplativePrayer1.html

    Misuse of the term "be still" in Ps 46:10
    http://christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_MeditationPsalm.html

    The Be Still DVD (featuring Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, and others, including Beth Moore)
    http://christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_BeStillDVD.html

    I have given workshops on this topic and been interviewed on the radio. Including that with my research, reading, and writing on this topic, I have probably spent a few hundred hours on this topic.
     
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