{"id":5865,"date":"2015-03-08T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbu.edu\/seminary\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2022-12-06T00:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:21:59","slug":"christian-spirituality-donald-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbu.edu\/seminary\/christian-spirituality-donald-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Spirituality, Donald Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click on the title to order from Amazon; your purchase helps 海角原创. You can also click on the button to view the full Pastor&#8217;s Library<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mn\/search\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3A0830812784&amp;field-keywords=0830812784&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;ajr=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification (Spectrum)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.\u00a0Alexander, Donald L., ed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;How can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification God&#8217;s work or ours? Is it instantaneous or is it a process? The nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. Even today different groups of Protestants disagree on how we draw closer to God. What distinguishes the different positions and what exactly is at stake in these recurring debates? To answer these questions Donald L. Alexander, professor of biblical theology at Bethel College, has brought together five scholars that represent each of the main historical Protestant traditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gerhard O. Forde on the Lutheran view<\/li>\n<li>Sinclair B. Ferguson on the Reformed view<\/li>\n<li>Laurence W. Wood on the Wesleyan view<\/li>\n<li>Russell P. Spittler on the Pentecostal view<\/li>\n<li>E. Glenn Hinson on the Contemplative view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With an introduction by Alexander and responses to each of the main essays by the other contributors, this book provides a helpful and stimulating introduction to an important doctrine of the church.&#8221; -Amazon.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are some other books on soteriology that might interest you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mn\/search\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3A0825431530&amp;field-keywords=0825431530&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;ajr=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sin, the Savior, and Salvation: The Theology of Everlasting Life<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.\u00a0Lightner, Robert P.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mn\/search\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3A1579108598&amp;field-keywords=1579108598&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;ajr=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Biblical Perspective in Tension<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwmbbcedusem-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.\u00a0Carson, D. 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