![]() Cron and Stabile’s approach is likely to appeal particularly to thoughtful younger Christians. ![]() There isn’t much literature on the Enneagram, with little for curious evangelical Christians. The authors counsel the use of the system, which includes nine distinct personality types, for self-knowledge: “The objective of it is self-understanding.” It is also a useful tool for ministers and managers and anyone who has to work with diverse personalities, which will make the book appropriate for seminary study. As one of a number of ways of thinking about personality, it is a helpful spiritual analogue to Myers-Briggs typology. The Enneagram also counsels humility and acknowledges its own limits (“ is not infallible or inerrant,” writes Cron and Stabile)-a welcome modesty in religious understanding today. The beauty of the Enneagram is its charity: the system clearly names the flaws as well as the virtues of each personality type. More Books by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile Chasing Francis. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cron ( Chasing Francis), an Episcopal priest, brings his witty, energetic voice to this collaboration with Stabile, a retreat director and expert on the Enneagram-a system of personality typology with roots in Christian and Islamic mysticism. The Road Back to You Witty and filled with stories. ![]()
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