Becoming Dallas Willard : the formation of a philosopher, teacher, and Christ follower / Gary W. Moon ; with research assistance from Michael Stewart Robb ; foreword by Richard J. Foster ; afterword by John Ortberg.

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [2018]

289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Dallas Willard was a personal mentor and inspiration to hundreds of pastors, philosophers, and average churchgoers. His presence and ideas rippled through the lives of many prominent leaders and authors, such as John Ortberg, Richard Foster, James Bryan Smith, Paula Huston, and J. P. Moreland. As a result of these relationships and the books he wrote, he fundamentally altered the way tens of thousands of Christians have understood and experienced the spiritual life... In Gary W. Moon's candid and inspiring biography, we read how Willard became the person who mentored and partnered with his young pastor, Richard Foster, to inspire some of the most influential books on spirituality of the last generation. We see how his love of learning took him on to Baylor, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Southern California, where he became a beloved professor and one of the most versatile members of the philosophy department. The life of Dallas Willard deserves attention because he became a person who himself experienced authentic transformation of life and character. Dallas Willard not only taught about spiritual disciplines, he became a different person because of them... Here is a life that gives us all hope.--from book description, Amazon.com.

Online version: Moon, Gary W., 1956- Becoming Dallas Willard. Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018

English

August 01, 2018

Includes bibliographical references.

Biography.