The Knowledge of God and the Knowledge of Self: Exploring Spiritual Formation Via Discernment and the MBTI®
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Issue Date
2020-08
Authors
Walker, Christopher Andrew
Advisor
Pond, Uriah (Advisor)
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Creator
Editor
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Thesis
Keywords
Knowledge of God
Self
Christian growth
Soul
Holy Spirit
Self-knowledge
Spiritual life
Model of Spiritual Formation
Spiritual formation
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity
Spiritual formation--Christianity
Self
Christian growth
Soul
Holy Spirit
Self-knowledge
Spiritual life
Model of Spiritual Formation
Spiritual formation
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity
Spiritual formation--Christianity
Citation
Walker, Christopher Andrew. "The Knowledge of God and the Knowledge of Self: Exploring Spiritual Formation via Discernment and the MBTI®." D. Min., Tyndale University, 2020.
Abstract
In this Research Portfolio, the author explores spiritual formation through growing in the knowledge of God and in the knowledge of God and in the knowledge of self. The specific avenue for exploring growing in the knowledge of God is discernment, and the specific avenue for exploring growing in the knowledge of self is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. The Spiritual Autobiography tells the story of the author's personal journey of spiritual formation through the various revelations about God and self that the Lord has brought to his life. The Model of Spiritual Formation theorizes that growing in the knowledge of self can help us to hear from and know God better through discernment, thus aiding in our spiritual formation. The Research Project tested one aspect of the Model with a small group of congregants from Meadow Brook Church in Leamington, ON, and demonstrated an effective process of discernment for the participants. The conclusion of this Research Portfolio is that growing in the knowledge of self can help us to grow in the knowledge of God, which will aid us in our spiritual formation.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Twelve rooms: stories of illumination, a spiritual autobiography -- Helping them hear: Ignatian discernment via psychological type theory, a model of spiritual formation -- Research project: exploring discernment via psychological type theory -- Conclusion
Publisher
Tyndale University
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Copyright, Christopher Andrew Walker, managed by Tyndale University. All rights reserved.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Alternative Title
Exploring Spiritual Formation Via Discernment and the MBTI®