Fundamental formation /
Adrian van Kaam.
- New York : Crossroad, 1983.
- xxi, 330 p. ; 24 cm.
- Formative spirituality ; . 1 .
- Van Kaam, Adrian L., 1920-2007. Formative spirituality v. 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321.) and index.
Human life in formation -- Preliminary questions -- Presuppositions of a science of human formation -- Deformative presuppositions of formation approaches and sciences -- Foundational dynamics of human formation -- The vital preformation of life and the formation field -- The emergence of the vital-functional dimension -- Functional formation -- Distinctively human formation -- Spirituality and sexuality -- Ongoing movements and interforming influences of the vital-functional form dimensions -- The transcendent dimension -- Transcendent form potency -- The mystery of formation -- Abandonment to the formation mystery -- A foundational theory of human formation : an overview.