We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

— Dallas Willard (1935–2013), Philosoph & geistlicher Schriftsteller

Source: Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ

Topics: Faith & Trust, Wisdom & Understanding, Discipleship

Occasions: For Reflection

Dallas Willard

Dallas Willard (1935–2013) war ein US-amerikanischer Philosoph, der über vier Jahrzehnte an der University of Southern California lehrte, sowie baptistischer Pastor und christlicher Autor. Er gilt als maßgeblicher Vordenker der Bewegung für geistliche Formung, die den Glauben als praktische Nachfolge Jesu und Charaktertransformation im gegenwärtigen Reich Gottes versteht. Heutigen Bibellesern bietet er einen intellektuell geschulten Zugang zu geistlichen Disziplinen, stieß damit jedoch in konservativ-reformierten Kreisen wegen des Vorwurfs mystischer Tendenzen auch auf Kritik.

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