New Creation Conversations 022 - Dr. Doug Hardy on Christian Spiritual Formation and Reading the Scripture Transformatively

Welcome to episode twenty-two of New Creation Conversations. In this conversation I’m joined by Dr. Doug Hardy. Doug is Professor of Spiritual Formation at Nazarene Theological Seminary. Doug is an alum of Eastern Nazarene College and Masters’ degrees from Northeastern University and Fuller Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Boston University.

In addition to teaching, writing, and speaking on several areas connected to Christian spiritual formation, Doug is a key thought leader with the Wabash Center on the topic of formation and “embodiment,” and he serves as the Vice President (and will soon serve as the President) of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality

Doug has been at Nazarene Seminary for a number of years now and has not only played a key role in the formation of those preparing for ministry, but he has also been a key leader in the Doctor of Ministry program. Our conversation goes a few minutes longer than past podcasts, in part because I so thoroughly enjoy talking to Doug about formation, emotional wholeness, and practices such as worship, prayer, and Scripture reading. There is much to glean from my time with Doug, so thanks for sitting in this week’s new Creation Conversation with Dr. Doug Hardy.