{"product_id":"the-good-and-beautiful-life","title":"The Good and Beautiful Life","description":"Review\n\nThe Apprentice Series is the best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual transformation. ― Dallas Willard, author of The Divine Conspiracy\n\nProduct Description\n\nTHE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE is the second book in the Apprentice Series, which along with three other titles forms 'a curriculum for Christlikeness'. THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE introduces the reader to the kingdom of God and focuses on our inward character, dealing specifically with some of the most problematic vices: anger, lust, lying, worry, judging others and so on. Following the Sermon on the Mount, this book looks at the narratives behind these character flaws and replaces them with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God. Each chapter includes a 'soul-training' exercise to help embed Jesus' narratives into our minds, bodies and souls, along with questions that can be used for individual reflection or group discussion.\n\nBook Description\n\nBook two of the Apprentice Series, a course in spiritual formation.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nJames Bryan Smith is the author of numerous books including The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life and The Good and Beautiful Community as well as Hidden in Christ. He is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the executive director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister, and has served in various capacities in local churches.\n\nJames Bryan Smith is assistant professor of practical theology and chaplain at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.\n\nThrough his work with Richard Foster's Renovare organisation, James Bryan Smith is emerging as a spiritual leader for a new generation.","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton General Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40403226918997,"sku":"9780340996041N","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/e2dffbde-3d4a-4d4f-87c0-789764b3dd04.jpg?v=1667487975","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-good-and-beautiful-life","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}