Biblical Spirituality, edited by Christopher Morgan

This is a compilation of 10 articles on Spirituality. Thus each chapter is written by a different individual or two. So there is a wide range of writing style and concepts by different theologians.

Some of the topics include:
Chapter two, Spirituality and Spiritual Formation in the Old Testament (emphasis on creation)

Chapter three, Spirituality according to Jesus

Chapter four, Spirituality according to Paul

Chapter five, Spirituality according to James

And my favorite, Chapter ten, Spirituality and Our Work.

While the entire book is dealing with a theological framework of what Spirituality is I very much appreciated Chapter ten which breaks down the concepts into what happens in our work place. It was reported that, "it was found that an overwhelming majority reported that the church had done little or nothing to equip them for faithful living at work." As a pastor I found that comment disheartening. Why? Because I think it is very true.

The church does a good job of teaching and training people about the spiritual aspects of their personal lives, but it doesn't often teach its disciples how to share their faith in their workplace, or even how to apply Biblical Principles to our daily work environment.

It was stated that, "The moral terrain of our work lives is mostly defined by law and economics rather than theology, leaving us with an uninspired ethical pragmatism lacking in wisdom and heart." As part of my work in Missions, I taught Vocational Job Training. I taught about our attitudes at work, how to dress, what to expect, how to conduct ourselves, etc. But what was really captivating for the students was teaching what the Bible says about work.

God created man, but He created him to work. Six days shall you work and on the seventh day rest. Work is an integral part of our lives. We spend 1/3rd of our lives at our jobs. That's a lot of time. If God created us to work, then He wants to be a large part of our work. That doesn't mean we all do "Christian" work, it means that we at work we don't stop being "Christian."

Well, I should stop and just review the book. The concepts of the book are about how we view Spirituality and how we apply that to our lives. It will give you a great Theological groundwork, but it will enliven it with a practical outworking for our daily lives.

This will be a good addition to anyones library as a great teaching and reference tool.