This is a draft of a 98 page paper exploring (1) the history of the discussion of “counsels and commandments,” (2) the foundations of a theology of religious life, and (3) how we ought to express our expectations of one another as we endeavor to live the Christian life tog

by Evan B. Howard This is an article that I submitted to the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care for their special edition on “Pentecostal Spiritual Formation.” It did not end up getting published there, but I think these reflections are worth being posted on the