These two articles enter from the realm of Transformational Theology addressing our struggles with personal authenticity and Spiritual Formation. They reference scripture, philosophers, cinema, and personal stories of suffering in bringing home the universality of man's search for a coherent True Self. In Forming an Authentic Self in an Inauthentic World, Kenneth Boa speaks to our innate drive to find a coherent identity, a requisite change in perspective and spiritual exercises for the formation and maturation of the true self. In Two Trees-Two Selves, Gary Moon effectively, and somewhat poetically, plumbs 'willfulness –vs- willingness', the 'Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil' -vs- the 'Tree of Life', elucidating the chronic personal conflict between the True Self/False Self.

Educational Objectives

• Will have a better understanding of the conflict between the false self and the true self
• Will have a clearer conceptualization of the contrast between willingness and willfulness
• Will understand what is meant by personal and corporate spiritual disciplinesWill have a better understanding of the difference between informational reading and formational reading
• Will be more knowledgeable of Kierkegaard's, Pascal's and C.S. Lewis's descriptions of the difficulty in developing one’s own authenticity

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• The Course consists of reading the articles Forming an Authentic Self in an Inauthentic World and Two Trees-Two Selves, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

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Additional Resources Not On This Site

• Additional Resources Available for CE on this website, GenesisCE.org
• To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future (7CE Credits)
  In 'To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future', Dr. Dan Allender shows people how to read the stories of their lives.
• CONVERSATIONS: A Forum for Authentic Transformation Volume 5:2 Fall 2007
• CONVERSATIONS: A Forum for Authentic Transformation Volume 6.2 Fall 2008
• CONVERSATIONS: A Forum for Authentic Transformation Volume 6:1 Spring 2008
  
  
• Additional Resources NOT for CE on the GenesisCE.org site
• Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices, co-authored with David G. Benner (2004)
• Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendships and Direction, David G. Benner and Larry G. Crabb (2004)
• The Spiritual Formation of Leaders, by Chuck Miller (December, 2007)
• www.KenBoa.org
• www.Richmont.edu
• www.ConversationsJournal.com

Bio: Kenneth Boa, PhD, and Gary W. Moon, PhD

Kenneth Boa, ThM, PhD, D.Phil
Kenneth Boa is engaged in a ministry of relational evangelism and discipleship, teaching, writing, and speaking. He holds a B.S. from Case Institute of Technology a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Ph.D. from New York University and D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in England.
Dr. Boa is the president of Reflections Ministries and has many publications available in various formats i.e., books, articles, newsletters, CDs, DVDs, eBooks, and audio books. Clinicians would find helpful, Augustine to Freud, a book that explores what theologians and therapists say about human nature and why it matters. Also, his thesis, Theological and Psychological Accounts of Human Needs reviews the work of six theologians to develop a model of human needs and eight psychologists to develop a psychological model of human needs. It closes with critical comparisons and contrasts of the theological and psychological perspectives.

Bio: Gary W. Moon, PhD.
Is the Vice President and Chair of Integration, and a Professor of Counseling at Richmont Graduate University. He is a Licensed Psychologist. He received his Ph.D., from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary; M.A., B.A., University of Georgia (CACREP Accredited); A.A., Emmanuel College. Specializations: spiritual formation and counseling. Member: ACA, ACES, ASERVIC, APA.
Some books and articles authored by Gary Moon:

• Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal


• Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices, co-authored with David Benner


• Spiritual Direction: Meaning, Purpose and Implications for Mental Health Professionals: An article from: Journal of Psychology and Theology (July,2005):


• Homesick for Eden: A Soul’s Journey to Joy