Embodied Virtue: A Model of Virtuous Caring for Practical Theology and Christian Formation

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DESCRIPTION: Psychologist G. Michael Leffel (Point Loma Nazarene University) proposes a model of virtuous caring for practical theology and Christian formation. The model draws on moral psychology, virtue science, and an Eriksonian account of generative care to argue that Christian maturity is marked by embodied virtues that motivate and enable care. In his article, Leffel highlights mindfulness, empathy, trust, compassion, gratitude, and forgiveness as formative virtues and places the discussion in conversation with John Wesley's theology of love and virtue.

KEYWORDS: open access / free access; generative care virtues of generative care; journal article; moral likeness model of spiritual maturity; practical theology; Wesley's affectional moral psychology

CITATION: Leffel, G. Michael. 2021. "Embodied Virtue: A Model of Virtuous Caring for Practical Theology and Christian Formation." Didache: Faithful Teaching 21 (1). https://didache.nazarene.org/index.php/filedownload/didache-volumes/vol-21-1/1291-didache-v21n1-02-embodied-virtue-leffel.

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