The human hunger for transcendence permeates every page of this exploration of the human condition. A systematic look at the present state of spiritual anthropology, it calls for a truly wholistic understanding of character and personality development. Dr. van Kaam makes it clear that what makes us distinctively human is our transcendence dynamic, and he describes how our spiritual lives unfold.

Transcendent Formation (Formative Spirituality)

Religion & Spirituality

Kaam, Adrian Van

Christian Books & Bibles

Crossroad

This book will guide you to discover how each commandment provides a foundation for the next, and how all the commandments, rightly understood, strengthen the soul.

The Ten Commandments: Ten Ways to a Happy Life and a Healthy Soul

Muto, Susan

Charis Books

Years from now this Summa will be seen as a pivotal volume in the emergence of a fresh and profound convergence of theology and biology. Adrian van Kaam and Susan Muto have steadfastly illuminated the formative perspective for over a quarter of a century. Current scientific discoveries are revealing to us that the workings of God's universe pose a formative mystery that conforms to van Kaam's empirical formation science. The Christian faith tradition owes these co-authors profound gratitude for posing our theological formation tradition in a light consonant with new scientific discoveries in biology and complexity.

Foundations of Christian Formation

Epiphany Books

Readers of this book will benefit from insights and findings culled from the body of work that constitutes the growing field of formative spirituality. The Spirit, having granted us undeservedly the knowledge provided by formation science, anthropology, and theology, may use these pages to initiate changes in our lives that will shed more light on the entire process of human and Christian maturation. The work begun here will continue to be enriched and expanded at the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality. What we teach is tested in reality by our faculty members, students, and graduates, working in many different centers of research, teaching, and practice.

Dynamics of Spiritual Direction

Envy and Originality marks a milestone in the unfolding of the van kaamian theory of personality. It points to the basic necessity of respect for one’s own and others’ original life call and the motivations stemming from it. The author intends that his reflections be seen as passionate appeals for the just treatment of people hemmed in by envy and oppression in any leveling society or community.

Envy and Originality

Religious Studies

Epiphany Association