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Spiritual Fitness.


Spiritual Fitness

Graham Tomlin The Revd Dr Graham Tomlin is the Dean of St Mellitus College, a new church training institution set up by the Bishops of London and Chelmsford, providing theological education across London and Essex.  

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Written by the Principal of St. Paul's
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St.
 Theological Centre, Graham Tomlin, Spiritual Fitness: Christian Character in a Consumer Culture connects a parallel between physical and spiritual fitness. Both require daily maintenance and attention, and both are vital to human well being. Tomlin stresses that spiritual fitness is vital not only for the church itself, but also society as a whole, and offers guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 to help churches transform into agents of change and spiritual renaissance. From cultivating virtue to the vital role of discipline in enacting spiritual transformation, to the necessity, power, and difficulty of forgiveness, Spiritual Fitness conceptualizes a powerful antidote antidote

Remedy to counteract the effects of a poison or toxin. Administered by mouth, intravenously, or sometimes on the skin, it may work by directly neutralizing the poison; causing an opposite effect in the body; binding to the poison to prevent its absorption,
 to the consumption and luxury-driven culture advertised by modern media that can all too readily drown out Verb 1. drown out - make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
 the finer and holier aspects of life.
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Date:Dec 1, 2006
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