{"product_id":"christian-spirituality-five-views-of-sanctification-paperback","title":"Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGerhard O. Forde\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eSinclair B. Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification instantaneous or is it a process? The nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. Donald L. Alexander brings together five scholars in a fascinating debate on sanctification and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerhard O. Forde was professor of theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also taught at Luther College in Iowa and St. Olaf College in Minnesota. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Law-Gospel Debate, Justification by Faith: A Matter of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere God Meets Man: Luther's Down-to-Earth Approach to the Gospel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinclair B. Ferguson is senior minister at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and serves as professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary in Dallas, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurence W. Wood is Frank Paul Morris Professor of Systematic Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. His books include \u003ci\u003eGod and History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheology as History and Hermeneutics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. Glenn Hinson (1931-2025) was professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell P. Spittler is senior professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also held the positions of associate dean of the School of Theology and provost and vice president of academic affairs at Fuller. Among his many publications are \u003ci\u003ePerspectives in Neo-Pentecostalism, The Corinthian Correspondence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod the Father.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Alexander (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is emeritus professor of Biblical Studies at Bethel University, St. Paul, MN. He served for ten years as a missionary at the Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, China. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Godliness: Sanctification in Christological Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.52 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450091323570,"sku":"9780830812783","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d23abe644a8b32a2ed48a892437f7ae1.webp?v=1778779990","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/christian-spirituality-five-views-of-sanctification-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}