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Dallas Willard argues that we really can know Christ.

W. Jay Wood | posted 6/09/2009 10:31AM

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Willard's book is a peculiar mixture of philosophy, theology, intellectual history, and pastoral guidance. Popular books that take on as many tough topics as his do have to simplify. My overriding reservation is that Willard simplifies without adequately alerting his readers that he's doing so. Still, Knowing Christ Today has flashes of the spirituality Willard has become deservedly famous for.

W. Jay Wood, professor of philosophy at Wheaton College and author of Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous (IVP)

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Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge is available at ChristianBook.com and other book retailers.

More information on Dallas Willard and his books can be found on his official website.

Christianity Today articles on Dallas Willard include:

A Divine Conspirator | Dallas Willard is on a quiet quest to subvert nominal Christianity. (September 1, 2006)

Dr. Willard's Diagnosis | Why we need to really die before we can really live. (September 1, 2006)

The Making of the Christian | Richard J. Foster and Dallas Willard on the difference between discipleship and spiritual formation. (September 16, 2005)

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Jim	Posted: June 18, 2009 8:58 PM


Just a bunch of Pentecostal nonsense. The Holy Spirit may convict us of sin, but He doesn't tell us whether to have Corn Flakes or Raisin Bran for breakfast or to marry Sue or Mary. You people make God into your Magic 8 ball!

David L

Posted: June 13, 2009 10:08 PM

I know Jesus better everyday through the grace of God. It is sad that so often we talk about Christianity as a personal relationship without recognizing it is both personal and corporate, when I see what Christ is doing in my daughter I get to know Christ better. Being daily conformed to Him, receiving him in the Eucharist, and seeing what He has done with sinners over two thousand years is very heartening. It is an awesome thing to know that Christ is in our midst even if our fallen nature, the Liar, and society would have us believe otherwise. Christ is with us! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

A Disciple

Posted: June 12, 2009 12:49 AM


To know Jesus Christ firsthand and personally, all one needs to do is to look into the overwhelming evidence of absolute power present in the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, "according to the Scriptures". AMEN!

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