Chapter 08 · Renovation of the Heart

Transforming the Social Dimension

Formed in the company of others

We are formed in and by our relationships. Love of neighbor is not the fruit of formation added at the end — it is the school in which formation actually happens.

Readings

  • Renovation of the Heart
    Ch. 11: Transforming the Social Dimension
    ~35 min
  • 1 John 4:7–21
    Read prayerfully
    ~6 min

Listen & Watch

Willard's own lectures, sermons, and interviews on this chapter's theme — from the wider archive.

Audiobook opens on Spotify — skip to chapter 8.