Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation

Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation

Christian spiritual formation resources and teachings have primarily come from Western spiritual traditions. Our current approach to formation comes out of that way of thinking and being, communicatin…

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