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  <read_at>Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very good book ... not consistently or at least some parts were less interesting than others. His explanation of spiritual life is solid and refreshing and his history of the &quot;disapearance of moral knowledge&quot; is very important. I see in the acknowledgments that this was adapted ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58847119">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Without question, Willard is one of my favorite contemporary theologians, outshining Marcus Borg, Walter Wink, and all of the popular theologians (John Piper, R.C. Sproul, etc.), even sharing a healthy periphery of the limelight held by the sadly shriveling Hans Kung.  What distinguishes him from mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58292339">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good book for the 21st century Christian, especially anyone in higher education. Willard addresses how following Jesus does not have to be just mere faith or commitment that is void of knowledge. He also has a good section on pluralism and good insight into what Christian pluralism should look lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67267877">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's in my book bag, but need to start it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As always, Dallas Willard is brilliant in this latest book.  Unlike most of his books, spiritual formation occupies only one (very good) chapter, while the bulk of this volume deals with the more philosophical question of spiritual knowledge.<br/><br/>Willard is responding to the pervasive assumpt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62353998">more...</a>]]></body>
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