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Books for Credit

Instructions for Spiritual Life Credit

  • Campus Min offers Spiritual Life Credit for students who read & write reflection papers on our pre-approved spiritually formative books.
  • Choose up to two of the books on which to read and reflect. 2 Spiritual Life Credits are available per book & paper, for a total of 4 Spiritual Life Credits per semester. 
  • Complete a 1,500-word reflection paper (one per book). For your paper, we are not interested in a synopsis of the book. We want to see you think through & process what the author is saying & apply it to your life.
  • Outline for the paper:
    1. Write your initial reactions to the author’s thoughts/thesis.
    2. Compare and contrast their claims with your own experiences.
    3. Share how this book may or may not shape your spiritual life in practice.
  • All reflection papers must be submitted by the last day of finals week to slattendance@northwestu.edu.

Spring 2023 Books For Spiritual Life Credit


Book 1

The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

Book 2

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

Book 3

Beautiful Resistance: The Joy of Conviction in a Culture of Compromise

Spring 2022 Books For Credit


Book 1

Invitation to Silence & Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton
About the spiritual disciplines of silence and solitude.

Book 2

Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
Takes on some of the hardest questions and challenges to the Christian faith.

Book 3

Loveology by John Mark Comer
Talks about what love is today, both human love and God's love.

Book 4

Gift & Giver by Craig Keener
Introduction to the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit.

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