Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care
The Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year. Its purpose is to advance the discussion of the theory and practice of Christian formation and soul care for the sake of the educational ministries of the church, Christian education, and other para-church organizations through scholarly publications that are rooted in biblical exegesis, systematic theology, the history of Christian spirituality, philosophical analysis, psychological theory/research, spiritual theology, and Christian experience.
The journal features articles which develop an in-depth understanding of the need, nature, and practical components of spiritual transformation in Christ as well as articles which articulate the theory and practice of various kinds of soul care that are vital to such formation. In addition to full-length articles, the journal also publishes shorter essays that offer scholarly reflection on issues in the field of spiritual formation and soul care, alongside select book reviews and review essays. The major intent of the editors is to place before the scholarly and lay communities writing that will foster the field of spiritual formation and soul care as that has been understood and developed within historic Christianity.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year. Its purpose is to advance the discussion of the theory and practice of Christian formation and soul care for the sake of the educational ministries of the church, Christian education, and other para-church organizations through scholarly publications that are rooted in biblical exegesis, systematic theology, the history of Christian spirituality, philosophical analysis, psychological theory/research, spiritual theology, and Christian experience.
The journal features articles which develop an in-depth understanding of the need, nature, and practical components of spiritual transformation in Christ as well as articles which articulate the theory and practice of various kinds of soul care that are vital to such formation. In addition to full-length articles, the journal also publishes shorter essays that offer scholarly reflection on issues in the field of spiritual formation and soul care, alongside select book reviews and review essays. The major intent of the editors is to place before the scholarly and lay communities writing that will foster the field of spiritual formation and soul care as that has been understood and developed within historic Christianity.
| Steven L. Porter | Biola University, USA |
| John H. Coe | Biola University, USA |
| Kyle Strobel | Biola University, USA |
| Angela Wisdom | Biola University, USA |
| Keith R. Anderson | The Seattle School of Theology, USA |
| Richard Averbeck | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA |
| Betsy Barber | Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA |
| Ruth Haley Barton | The Transforming Center, USA |
| Simon Chan | Trinity Theological College, Singapore |
| Diane J. Chandler | School of Divinity, Regent University, USA |
| Larry Crabb | NewWay Ministries, USA |
| Bruce Demarest | Denver Theological Seminary, USA |
| Todd Hall | Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, USA |
| Bruce Hindmarsh | Regent College, Canada |
| James Houston | Regent College, Canada |
| Evan B. Howard | Spirituality Shoppe, USA |
| Klaus Issler | Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA |
| Bill Johnson | Cornerstone Church of Boston, USA |
| Eric L. Johnson | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA |
| Kelly M. Kapic | Covenant College, USA |
| Catherine Looker, SSJ | Chestnut Hill College, USA |
| Richard Lovelace | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA |
| Keith Meyer | Becoming the Change Ministries, USA |
| Gary Moon | Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation, Westmont College, USA |
| J. P. Moreland | Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA |
| Richard Peace | Fuller Theological Seminary, USA |
| Greg Peters | Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, USA |
| Todd Pickett | Biola University, USA |
| Rob Rhea | Trinity Western University, Canada |
| William Roth | Loma Linda University, USA |
| Steve Sandage | Boston University, USA |
| Fred Sanders | Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, USA |
| Tom Schwanda | Wheaton College, USA |
| Glen G. Scorgie | Bethel Seminary San Diego, USA |
| Gerald Sittser | Whitworth University, USA |
| Gordon T. Smith | Ambrose University, Canada |
| James Bryan Smith | Friends University, USA |
| Kyle Strobel | Biola University, USA |
| Debbie Swindoll | Grafted Life Ministries, USA |
| Siang Yang Tan | School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA |
| Judy Ten Elshof | Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA |
| Theresa C. Tisdale | Azusa Pacific University, USA |
| Michael Wilkins | Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, USA |
| James Willhoit | Wheaton College, USA |
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