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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Many Christians often have a strong sense of justification but a very thin sense of how to grow in a life of discipleship. While the goal of the Christian life is to become like Jesus, inside and out, something gets in the way. Bad habits, attitudes, dispositions all hold us back. The new curriculum The Seven Deadly Sins: A Survival Guide engages students in a process of spiritual formation, helping them to diagnose the sins (envy, sloth, avarice, vainglory, anger, lust, and gluttony), remove the barriers, and replace them with corresponding new habits of thought and feeling.
In this interview, the author discusses the history of the Seven Deadly Sins and their role in Christian spiritual formation.
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Press release about this book from Calvin College
Essay on sloth by this author in the Calvin College Spark
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Learn more about the student and leader's editions of The Seven Deadly Sins: A Survival Guide (Faith Alive )
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung is professor of philosophy at Calvin College and author of The Seven Deadly Sins: A Survival Guide (Faith Alive , 2007)
