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For Christians with a rational style, it is most natural to express their spirituality through mental activity. The strength of this style is its reflective ability; the peril is its tendency to overstress the rational component (intellectualism)....

Excerpt from The 3 Colors of Your Spirituality - Christian A. Schwarz

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    Rational style Submitted by christoph 19 Dec 10

    I'm one of those strange ones: Having grown up a Pentecostal and ministering wholeheartedly as a Pentecostal pastor, my style is rational, with a tendency towards doctrinal. The result of the test didn't really surprise me, but I'm amazed by how much I find myself in the description of the rational style.

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    Relating to the questioning mindset of the rational style Submitted by kjelliffe 28 Sep 10

    My native style is rational (leaning toward doctinal) and I have just re-read that part of the book. I definitley relate to the feeling of mistrust of simple answers and the striving for explanations that are mentioned. I have also experienced how the questioning mindset confuses people - and how it can offend people.