Beginning Well

Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation

By: Gordon T. Smith

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Paperback | 17 August 2001

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"Saints are made by good conversions." In this challenging and provocative book, Gordon T. Smith contends that a chief cause of spiritual immaturity in the evangelical church is an inadequate theology of conversion. Conversion, he says, involves more than a release from the consequences of sin--the goal is spiritual transformation. But there is little transformation without a complete and authentic conversion. The key is beginning well. In this age of false starts and stunted growth, maturing Christians need help reflecting on and interpreting their own religious experience. Christian leaders need to rethink the way that conversions happen. Beginning Well is a catalyst toward this end. Surveying Scripture, spiritual autobiographies and a broad range of theologies of conversion (Protestant and Catholic, Reformed and Wesleyan), the author seeks to foster in the Christian community a dynamic language of conversion that leads to spiritual transformation and mature Christian living. In the process he moves us from a short-sighted "minimalist" view to one that recognizes seven elements necessary for good conversions. This book--a stirring call to rethink the relationship between conversion and transformation--is a must read for pastors, evangelists, spiritual directors, seminary professors and others who are concerned about the nurture and development of Christian converts, and the nature of authentic religious experience.

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Preface	p. 9
Thinking About Conversion	p. 13
The Community of Faith and the Language of Conversion	p. 33
Autobiography: The Church's Experience of Conversion	p. 51
The Evangelical Experience: A Historical Perspective	p. 79
Models of Conversion in the New Testament	p. 107
Elements of a Christian Conversion	p. 135
Four Internal Actions of the Christian Convert: Intellectual, Penitential, Affective and Volitional	p. 157
Three Elements That Support and Enable: The Sacramental, the Charismatic and the Communal	p. 179
Growing Up Christian: Conversion and Second-Generation Christians	p. 207
The Rhythms of Grace	p. 219
Indexes	p. 235
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