Christian Formation: An Integrative Approach - B&H Publishing Group
Christian Formation: An Integrative Approach - B&H Publishing Group Christian Formation: An Integrative Approach - B&H Publishing Group
IntroduCtIon at Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois) and wrote the chapter on adult development and Christian formation. Mark Maddix, Dean of the School of Theology at Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, Idaho), provided the chapter on spiritual formation and Christian formation. He likewise was a Trinity classmate of James Estep and Jonathan Kim. Perhaps the hidden agenda of this book is that Christian educators and other Christian leaders would no longer regard the theologies of the Church and the theories of the social sciences as independent from one another or even adversaries but as interdependent in regard to Christian formation, mutually endeavoring to understand the process and product of growth in Christ. James Riley Estep, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Christian Education Seminary at Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, Illinois Jonathan H. Kim,Ph.D. Associate Professor of Christian Education Talbot School of Theology, Biola University LaMirada, California September 2009 i On several occasions, Scripture poses the question, “What is man . . .” Sometimes it is raised in relation to divine awe (Job 7:17, Psalm 114:3-4), expressing amazement at the attention God bestows upon them. In other contexts, it is a phrase used to introduce criticism (Job 15:14) or in Messianic-Christological contexts. (Psalm 8:4-5, Hebrews 2:6-8) 5
ChrIstIan FormatIon CHAPTER 1 ChrIstIan anthropology: humanIty as the IMAGO DEI 6 by James Riley Estep, Jr. “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: . . .” Psalm 8:3-6 (NIV)
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ChrIstIan FormatIon<br />
CHAPTER 1<br />
ChrIstIan anthropology:<br />
humanIty as the IMAGO DEI<br />
6<br />
by<br />
James Riley Estep, Jr.<br />
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,<br />
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,<br />
what is man that you are mindful of him,<br />
the son of man that you care for him?<br />
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings<br />
and crowned him with glory and honor.<br />
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;<br />
you put everything under his feet: . . .”<br />
Psalm 8:3-6 (NIV)
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