Renovation of the Heart - by Dallas Willard (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Renovation of the Heart is an influential contribution from the late Dallas Willard that continues to break ground twenty years after its first release. Helping us to understand how character is formed and where Jesus does his most significant work on our spiritual and emotional health, this book changed a generation's mind about what it means to follow Jesus--not a matter of sin management but a matter of drawing near and letting ourselves be shaped into the eternal people of God. With reflections on the book's impact over its life from family, friends, and admirers of Dallas, and supplemental resources for the first time in print, Renovation of the Heart will continue its ministry of liberation-by-formation for years to come. Includes a foreword by John Mark Comer and an afterword by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson."--

Book Synopsis

Renovation of the Heart is an influential contribution from the late Dallas Willard that continues to break ground twenty years after its first release.

Helping us to understand how character is formed and where Jesus does his most significant work on our spiritual and emotional health, this book changed a generation's mind about what it means to follow Jesus―not a matter of sin management but a matter of drawing near and letting ourselves be shaped into the eternal people of God. With profound wisdom and deep, theological understanding, Dallas Willard extends a thoughtful invitation to explore:

• A pattern for experiencing lasting transformation
• A guide to aligning our thoughts and feelings with Christ
• How the spiritual disciplines help retrain our hearts and spirits
• A holistic view of our physical bodies and spiritual growth

With reflections on the book's impact over its life from family, friends, and admirers of Dallas, and supplemental resources for the first time in print, Renovation of the Heart will continue its ministry of liberation-by-formation for years to come.

Includes a foreword by John Mark Comer and an afterword by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson.

From the Back Cover

Take on the character of Christ through the transformation of your spirit.

Most Christians know that we are not born again to remain the same. When we come to Christ, we are born into a new life and are no longer bound by the sin that once ensnared us. Why, then, do so many of us struggle to put to death recurring sins? Deep down we know that sheer willpower will never be enough to overcome the character flaws that plague us, and even the best intentions and promises to do better fall short. But there is hope.

In this classic, bestselling book, Dallas Willard digs deep into the divine process of the transformation of the spirit. In this process, God changes us from the inside out and brings us into harmony with his will. Renovation of the Heart changed a generation's mind about what it means to follow Jesus, revealing that it is not a matter of sin management but rather a matter of drawing near and letting ourselves be shaped into the eternal people of God.

This book offers no formula but rather a divine process that Christians are called into as followers of Jesus. It is only through the grace of God in Christ, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the spiritual treasures stored in the body of Christ that our transformation will be accomplished.

This 20th anniversary edition contains several special features, including a new foreword and afterword from admirers and inheritors of Dallas's legacy, an index of the Scriptures that inform Dallas's vision, and an interview with Dallas about the book, available for the first time in print.