I’ve also witnessed a kind of dichotomizing of faith where the emphasis is on the outward at the expense of the inward. For instance: In some conservative traditions, transformation is about getting the right theology in one’s head while overlooking the inner work God wants to do. In some progressive traditions, transformation is about right action and engagement within the world but often at the expense of personal humility and mercy. In some Charismatic and Pentecostal traditions, transformation is about getting the right experience but without the deeper work of loving well and exploring
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