Wilhoit (Christian formation & ministry, Wheaton Coll.; The Christian Educators Handbook on Spiritual Formation) pens a deep and wide primer on what he argues is the task of the Christian church. He begins each chapter quoting scripture and experts to set the scene or to get the reader thinking; his first chapter, e.g., begins with the Great Commission of Matthew 28:1920. With this injunction firmly in front of us to make disciples, Wilhoit then leads us through what formation is and how it can be accomplished. For Wilhoit, spiritual formation is necessarily a community process, and he goes on to identify four dimensions of this process: receiving, remembering, responding, and relating. He spends two chapters on each dimension, describing its foundation and the means of fostering it. Wilhoit bolsters his own discussion by supplementing each chapter with relevant extracts of other works and further reading lists that include both recent and classic titles. This book belongs in every seminary, on every clergypersons shelf, and in any library supporting a community of inquiring Christians.Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Lib., Wisconsin Rapids Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.