Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation
078: Formative Spirituality, Agency in the Bible, and Being Human (Dr. Richard Middleton)
Nov 8, 2023
The podcast explores formative spirituality and agency in the Bible. Dr. Richard Middleton discusses being human and how God seeks partners. They delve into the importance of submitting to Jesus and how our perception of the future affects our choices. The topic of transformation, hope, and virtue ethics in community is also explored. Lastly, joining a new family with different values and practices is discussed, emphasizing the challenges of maintaining a biblical worldview.
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- Spiritual formation should permeate every part of our lives, including the acknowledgment of our embodiment and how our bodies manifest our spirituality.
- True formation and transformation come from a future-oriented perspective, where our understanding of the future affects our present choices and actions in contributing to the realization of that future through lived eschatology.
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The Misleading Term 'Spiritual Formation'
The podcast episode starts by discussing the term 'spiritual formation' and its limitations in capturing the holistic nature of a life with Jesus. The term can be misleading as it implies that spirituality is separate from other aspects of life, and that it only relates to a specific slice of the Christian life. The guest suggests using the term 'formative spirituality' instead, which emphasizes that spirituality should permeate every part of our lives. This includes acknowledging the importance of our embodiment and how our bodies manifest our spirituality.
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