Practice
Discipleship for Every Stage of Life Understanding Christian Formation in Light of Human Development Chris A. Kiesling The field of lifespan development in psychology has much to offer those engaged in making disciples, and Chris Kiesling brings those insights to bear in this volume. He appropriates the most useful observations from this discipline in light of biblical teaching. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience teaching faith development topics in academic and local church settings, Kiesling assembles a toolkit that will help those in ministry think comprehensively about discipleship at every stage of life. Taking into account physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of human development from infancy through older adulthood, Kiesling guides readers in making practical use of these insights in their churches and educational settings. Professors, students, pastors, and ministry leaders will benefit from this treatment, which brings cutting-edge findings from the social sciences into dialogue with Scripture, theology, and practical ministry.
CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2024 • 224 pp. • paper • $27.99 • 9781540965943
Introduction
1. Womb and Infancy: Origins of Faith and Belief 2. Early Childhood: Parenting as Image Bearing 3. Middle Childhood: New Settings, Skills, and Social Pressures 4. Adolescence: Sharing the Power of Creation 5. Young Adulthood: The Script to Narrate One’s Life 6. Middle Adulthood: Finding Practices Sufficient to Sustain 7. Older Adulthood: Retirement, Relinquishment, and the Spirituality of Losing Life Conclusion Indexes
Chris A. Kiesling (PhD, Texas Tech University) is professor of human development and Christian discipleship at Asbury Theological Sem- inary. Ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church, he has served as a pastor and a campus minister. Kiesling is the coauthor of Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood: A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry .
ALSO BY THE AUTHOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD 9780801039560 • $28.00p
47
Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease