Christianity Today Award of MeritBest Book of SpiritualityAcademic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds BookstoreEvangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But what about life after conversion and beyond justification?Desperately needed is a comprehensive theology of the Christian life from beginning to end, along with the means of formation and transformation. In Called to Be Saints, Gordon Smith draws on a distinguished lifetime of reflecting on these themes to offer us a theologically rich account of our participation in the life of Christ.Both profound and practical, this book is a trinitarian theology of holiness that encompasses both justification and sanctification, both union with Christ and communion with God. Smith unfolds how and why Christians are called to become wise people, do good work, love others and enjoy rightly ordered affections.If holiness is the ongoing journey of becoming mature in Christ, then there is no better guide than Smith. Christians in every walk of life will find this a rich resource for learning what it means to "grow up in every way . . . into Christ" (Ephesians 4:15).

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, Spiritual Direction, Consider Your Calling, and The Voice of Jesus.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Called to Be Saints: The Need for a Compelling Theology of Holiness
Chapter 2: Union with Christ
Chapter 3: Holy People Are Wise People: An Invitation to Sapiential Holiness
Chapter 4: Called to Do Good Work: An Invitation to Vocational Holiness
Chapter 5: Learning to Love: An Invitation to Social Holiness
Chapter 6: Joy and the Ordering of the Affections: An Invitation to Emotional Holiness
Appendix A: Congregations and Transformation: The Church and the Call to Spiritual Maturity
Appendix B: Christian Higher Education: A Passion for Wisdom and Spiritual Transformation
Name Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index