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Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation

Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation
By Dallas Willard, Jan Johnson

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Jan Johnson guides you through 61 carefully chosen selections from renowned author Dallas Willard's best selling book, Renovation of the Heart . With each selection, you'll progress through Dr. Willard's plan for renovating the complete person.

Each provocative reflection includes a thoughtful, meaty selection by Dallas Willard along with Jan's illuminating personal stories, plus suggestions for making the concepts come alive in your own experience.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #55500 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-09-06
  • Released on: 2006-09-06
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 192 pages

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From the Back Cover

Headline: Life-changing experiments in spiritual transformation based on Dallas Willard's best selling book Spiritual director Jan Johnson guides you through 61 carefully chosen selections from renowned author Dallas Willard's best selling book, Renovation of the Heart . With each selection, you'll progress through Ddr. Willard's plan for renovating the complete person. You'll find fresh illumination for your journey, and you'll enjoy the adventure of Jan Johnson's experiments in spiritual transformation. Each provocative reflection includes a thoughtful, meaty selection by Dallas Willard along with Jan's illuminating personal stories, plus “Today's Experiment”- suggestions for making the concepts come alive in your own experience. Ideal for personal meditation or for use as a transformational retreat book (see retreat suggestions in the back), this book will guide you deeper into the heart of God while renewing your own.

About the Author

Dr. Dallas Willard, professor and former director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, is the author of more than thirty works, including The Divine Conspiracy and The Spirit of the Disciplines . Jan Johnson has created several devotionals, including Hearing God Through the Year .

Customer Reviews

Not worth the money2
Let me be clear about what it is that I'm reviewing. The book "Renovation of the Heart" is one of the best books I've ever read in my life. It should be rated very high and read by anyone serious about growing as a Christian. I can't say enough about how great that book is.

However, this book about daily practice and experiments in spiritual transformation is quite the opposite. It has 61 chapters that more or less outline the original work by Willard. Each of the chapters does an OK job of sticking to the individual topics and ends with an "experiment" to help you apply what the chapter is talking about.

These "experiments" are an absolute disappointment. They basically consist of questions that make you think or reflect on the topic. "Consider what it would look like for..." "reflect on this," or "pretend that." You get the picture.

I bought the book expecting some tangible action experiments but all I got were some relatively simple questions which are supposed to provoke deep thought. I gave this book 2 stars instead of 1 because it uses some of Willard's original material and could be useful as a simple devotional (the chapters are about 2 or 3 pages long).

I would strongly recomend to anyone considering this companion book to stick to the original and wrestle through it, no matter how weighty it may be.

Provides a journey to the soul5
Jan Johnson acts as the tour guide as she uses Willard's "Renovation of the Heart" to transport us on a soul searching journey. I have personally been touched as I meditate on the thought provoking devotionals. A must have for those who find Willard a compelling read.

Renovating the Heart5
Willard's book is practical information, sound Christian theology, along with exercises that help those who want a deeper spiritual journey, but are frustrated with poor results from their attempts to renovate the heart through their own strength and will. Willard's book helps us understand where we allow our personal strength fails to produce the needed results and that we must allow Christ to empower us to move beyond what our human strength can produce.
Nelson Knight