Forming the Christian Heart

Name: Forming the Christian Heart
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ISBN: 9798233082443

Emotional, Moral, and Social Development

Sidney Goodwin

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Colloquium Verlag
29 March 2026

Christian life & practice; Christian instruction; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

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The Christian tradition has always spoken of the heart as the deepest center of the human person, the place where intellect, will, and affection converge into a single, unified source of life. Scripture uses the word ""heart"" not as modern psychology often does, reducing it to mere emotion, but as the biblical languages intended: the lev and the kardia, the seat of decision, desire, memory, and identity. When Christ commands, ""You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,"" He is not asking for a sentimental feeling but for the total gift of the person, the complete orientation of one's being toward God. The heart is where the drama of salvation unfolds, where grace meets freedom, where sin wounds and where Christ heals. It is the sanctuary where the human person encounters the living God.

This book begins from the conviction that forming the Christian heart is the central task of Christian life. It is not an optional refinement for the spiritually inclined, nor a poetic metaphor for piety, but the very essence of discipleship. To follow Christ is to allow Him to reshape the heart according to His own Sacred Heart, to reorder affections, purify intentions, strengthen virtues, and draw the person into communion with God and neighbor. The Christian heart is not formed by accident. It is shaped through grace, through the sacraments, through the cultivation of virtue, through the healing of wounds, through the discipline of prayer, and through the lived experience of community. It is shaped by the Church's wisdom, by Scripture, by the saints, and by the liturgical life that immerses the believer in the mysteries of Christ.

By: Sidney Goodwin
Imprint: Colloquium Verlag
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9798233082443
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 29 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active