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Reading Scripture like Dallas Willard

Experiencing the Bible as an Apprentice of Jesus

by Dave Ripper
Foreword by Gary W. Moon

Reading Scripture like Dallas Willard
paperback
$18.00
  • Length: 192 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 in
  • Published: March 25, 2025
  • Imprint: IVP Formatio
  • Item Code: A1045
  • ISBN: 9781514010457

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Experience Dallas Willard's Transformative Approach to the Bible

Don't just read the Bible. Let the Bible open you to knowing its Author.

Dallas Willard is one of the most beloved figures in the modern spiritual formation movement, and his insights into Scripture have been described as revolutionary. Willard read the Bible with the reverence of a Southern Baptist, the intellect of a philosopher, the heart of a mystic, and the experience of a sufferer. Dave Ripper uncovers the unique, realistic approach Willard took to reading the Bible, in which he moved beyond mere propositional knowledge about God to truly encountering the personal reality of the God of the Bible. This immersive approach to Scripture helps us learn to study, teach, and experience God in Scripture like Willard did, as an apprentice of Jesus.

In Reading Scripture like Dallas Willard, pastor and author Dave Ripper

  • uncovers Dallas Willard's transformative approach to reading Scripture
  • draws on primary source material from Willard
  • helps readers read Scripture transformationally, not just informationally, and
  • includes experiential exercises for reflection and group conversation

REVIEWS

"I read the manuscript Reading Scripture like Dallas Willard with great excitement and anticipation. My lofty hopes were exceeded. You will quickly discover that Dave has invested the time, almost two decades, to get the importance of his mentor's appreciation for Scripture. You will also discover that he has the heart of a pastor and the pen of a storytelling teacher. . . . If you want to walk along the pathway that leads into union with the Trinity, as you read Scripture like Dallas did, Dave's book offers lamplights to make that pathway more clear and visible."

Gary W. Moon, founding director of the Dallas Willard Center at Westmont College and author of Becoming Dallas Willard, from the foreword
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CONTENTS

Foreword by Gary W. Moon

Introduction: Encountering Dallas Willard
1. Scripture as a Gateway to Eternal Living
2. Southern Baptist, Philosopher, Mystic, Sufferer
3. Getting the Bible Through Us
4. Reading Scripture like Saint Ignatius
5. The IMMERSE Method
6. Experiencing the Old Testament
7. Experiencing the New Testament
8. Teaching Scripture like Dallas Willard
Conclusion: We'll See

Appendix: Summary of Dallas Willard's Scripture Reading Distinctives
Notes

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ABOUT Dave Ripper

Dave Ripper

Dave Ripper is the lead pastor of Crossway Christian Church, a multi-congregational church in Southern New Hampshire, focused on spiritual formation. He earned a doctor of ministry in spiritual direction from Fuller Theological Seminary and The Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and Dallas Willard Research Center at Westmont College. He is coauthor of The Fellowship of the Suffering and serves as the chaplain for the Boston Bruins. Dave and his wife, Erin, a mental health therapist, have three children. They make their home in the woodlands of New England near Nashua, New Hampshire.

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