Seminary formation was already notoriously long -- at least six years -- and recently, an additional year has been added: the propadeutic year. Yet few people are complaining. As outli ...

Your first year at Bethel Seminary, you took a course in hermeneutics. You studied the Old and New Testaments, theology, church history. Then you took the required course in spiritual and personal ...

Our new year’s resolutions won’t get very far if we neglect the object of our transfiguration. Spiritual formation is simply the way the human spirit, or self, is formed into a definitive shape—and ...

In the Ignatian tradition, spiritual direction is a core element of formation. Realizing that God's Spirit is the primary formator, a spiritual director accompanies individuals in their search for the ...

The title of this tightly woven, consistently challenging meditation on Christian spiritual formation serves notice that this book is going to be more than another self-help manual. Indeed, Wheaton ...

Overview: Through the richness of Jesuit and Catholic tradition, formation at JST integrates the contextual study of theology with a commitment to faith and justice. Our approach to formation reflects ...