Renovation of the Heart: An Interactive Student Edition: Putting on the Character of Christ [Paperback]

Dallas Willard (Author), Randy Frazee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2005

This study helps young people learn how to understand one of the most important lessons of life: putting on the character of Christ. Includes easy-to-understand examples, discussion questions, and explanations of key words.

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From the Back Cover

Don't just be a Christian. Be like Jesus. "Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts." --Proverbs 4:23, The Message We don't become Christians to stay the way we are. Instead, we are to be apprentices of Jesus Christ--to become more like Him every hour, every day, every year. Sounds good, but how does it happen? For starters, Christ's vision for your life starts from the inside out, not "outside in" like many Christians try to make it. That's because becoming an apprentice of Christ isn't like cramming for a test or trying to say the "right things" at church. It's a revolution of the heart that transforms your motives and perspectives. Respected authors Dallas Willard and Randy Frazee reach out to students with this promise: become like Christ and you'll discover the true purpose of your life. In other words, don't settle for being a Christian--learn to be like Jesus.

About the Author

DALLAS WILLARD is a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is the author of several books, including Renovation of the Heart and Christianity Today's Book of the Year in 1999, The Divine Conspiracy. Dallas and his wife live in California.


RANDY FRAZEE is senior pastor of Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas, a church known for its work in spiritual formation and community. He's the author of The Connecting Church, Making Room for Life, and The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: NavPress; Student/Stdy Gde edition (February 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576837300
• ISBN-13: 978-1576837306
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dallas Willard is a Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California.

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very lean compared to original edition, October 2, 2006

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J. Haury (San Marcos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renovation of the Heart: An Interactive Student Edition: Putting on the Character of Christ (Paperback)

This Interactive Student Edition is very much tailored for the teenager. Though the themes of the the original edtion authored completely by Willard (this is co-authored with Randy Frazee) remain in tact, the depth at which those themes are discussed and the philosophical and theological weight is just not present in this edition. It has the perks of having very short chapters and therefore being easy to study by reading aloud to a group, but for a more in depth study of transformation of the heart, the original edition of Rennovation of the Heart is at a whole level higher.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for youth Group Small Groups, February 12, 2010

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Ben H. "Philosophical Philanthropist" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This study is great for Youth Group small groups, especially (but not necessarily) if you have read the actual book. I am a Youth Pastor at an average sized church and am taking our youth leadership team (teens that are leaders in the group) through this study. it certainly does not have the depth of the full book exegetically speaking, but it is still quite deep and provides for wonderful points of conversation and in turn has given way to wonderful growth for our teens. I absolutely love Willards teaching and his passion for Christians to live as Christ! if this is something you want to see in your youth then this is the study for you!

5.0 out of 5 stars Renovation of the Heart is great reading, August 6, 2011

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This is a great book. Very practical for living a life of freedom. Very analytical of the society we live in and what ails us.