Dallas Willard

Christian thinker and philosopher Dallas Willard emphasized spiritual formation and discipleship in his books including The Spirit of the Discipline and The Divine Conspiracy, calling readers to grow more like Christ. He died of cancer in 2013.

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'Divine Conspirator' Dallas Willard Dies at 77
'Divine Conspirator' Dallas Willard Dies at 77
Dallas Willard was on a quiet quest to subvert nominal Christianity.
Dr. Willard's Diagnosis
Dr. Willard's Diagnosis
Why we need to really die before we can really live.
Dallas Willard, a Man from Another 'Time Zone'
Dallas Willard, a Man from Another 'Time Zone'
He wrote and taught like no one else on the 'with-God life.'
How Dallas Willard Befriended Rookie Pastor Richard Foster
How Dallas Willard Befriended Rookie Pastor Richard Foster
He taught me to live into the rhythms of the Spirit.
  • One Underrated Way to Enrich Your Christian Political Witness: Be a Better Christian
    One Underrated Way to Enrich Your Christian Political Witness: Be a Better Christian
    Personal discipleship and spiritual formation are hardly irrelevant to the rough-and-tumble of public debate.
  • Dallas Willard’s 3 Fears About the Spiritual Formation Movement
  • Little Easters Get Us Through a Long Lent
    Little Easters Get Us Through a Long Lent
    Setting Sundays aside for joy infuses our grief with some glory.
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  • Your Preaching Is Not God’s Work. You Are God’s Work.
    Your Preaching Is Not God’s Work. You Are God’s Work.
    How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation.
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  • Stuck in a Spiritual Rut? Neuroscience Might Have the Answer.
    Stuck in a Spiritual Rut? Neuroscience Might Have the Answer.
    How better understanding our brains can help us grow in conformity to Christ.
  • How God Messed Up My Happy Atheist Life
    Nicole Cliffe: How God Messed Up My Happy Atheist Life
    I had no untapped, unanswered yearnings. All was well in the state of Denmark. And then it wasn’t.
  • The Difference Dallas Willard Makes
    The Difference Dallas Willard Makes
    How his focus on Christlike transformation can enrich evangelical faith.
  • The Right Way to Give Someone a Blessing
    The Right Way to Give Someone a Blessing
    Use the Bible's words. And make it personal.