Joining the Dance : A Theology of the Holy Spirit

by Marshall, Molly Truman

• ISBN13: 9780817014131
• ISBN10: 0817014136
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Judson Pr

Summary

A strong sense of mystery has always surrounded the topic of God's Holy Spirit. Theologians in general have felt far more comfortable writing about the other persons of the Trinity, especially Jesus the Son, who lived among us as one of us. This mystery notwithstanding, the Bible links the presence of the Holy Spirit with power, truth, Christian unity, and the hope of the future. In this volume, accessible both to scholars and laypersons, theologian Molly Marshall offers fresh and creative insights with the goal of enabling readers to understand the importance and relevance of the Holy Spirit in the lives of individuals and in the life of the church, as well as to the whole creative process. Ultimately, she invites readers to a deeper spirituality, informed by a greater understanding of the person and role of the Holy Spirit, who makes possible human participation in the life of God. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Molly T. Marshall is currently Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. She holds M. Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. An ecumenical Baptist, she has served as campus minister, pastor, and theological educator. An ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, she frequently lectures and preaches at conferences, universities, and churches

Table of Contents

Foreword by David M. May	ix
Preface	xiii
Chapter 1 Recovering the Spirit	1	(18)
Composing the Rhythm	4	(2)
Inviting to Dance	6	(3)
Learning the Steps	9	(10)
Chapter 2 Vivifying All Creation	19	(18)
Shaping God's Breath	20	(6)
Caring for Creation	26	(4)
Inspiriting All Humanity	30	(7)
Chapter 3 Gathering a People	37	(18)
Indwelling Leaders	39	(6)
Forming a Community	45	(3)
Instructing in Word and Wisdom	48	(2)
Promising a Messiah	50	(5)
Chapter 4 Empowering the Christ	55	(18)
Overshadowing Humanity	57	(3)
Anointing for Ministry	60	(4)
Inaugurating the Reign	64	(4)
Sustaining through Death	68	(5)
Chapter 5 Birthing the Church	73	(24)
Delivering Christian Community	74	(3)
Incorporating through Baptism	77	(6)
Nourishing at Table	83	(6)
Enlivening in Worship	89	(8)
Chapter 6 Transforming Unfinished Presence	97	(17)
Unveiling Our Faces	101	(3)
Transfiguring the Divine Presence	104	(2)
Changing from Glory to Glory	106	(1)
Seeing Face to Face	107	(7)
Chapter 7 Winnowing the Harvest	114	(25)
Gifting for Service	115	(8)
Discerning the Spirits	123	(16)
Liberating from Oppression	128	(11)
Chapter 8 Honoring Faith's Promise	139	(19)
Rising with Christ	142	(5)
Consummating Creation	147	(3)
Hoping toward God	150	(3)
Filling with Presence	153	(5)
Chapter 9 Participating in the Life of God	158	(5)
Bibliography	163	(18)
Scripture Index	181
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Illustrations	vii
Series preface	xi
Notes on Contributors	xiii
Introduction	1	(6)
Bernard Finn
Inventing the History of an Invention: J. A. Fleriing's Route to the Valve	7	(18)
Sungook Hong
The Electron Made Public: The Exhibition of Pure Science in the British Empire Exhibition, 1924-5	25	(20)
Alan Q. Morton
Wilhelm Cauer and his Mathematical Device	45	(30)
Harmut Petzold
Earl Bakken's Little White Box: The Complex Meanings of a the First Transistorized Pacemaker	75	(40)
David Rhees and Kirk Jeffrey
When is a Microprocessor not a Microprocessor? The Industrial Construction of a Semiconductor Innovation	115	(20)
Ross Bassett
Exhibition Critique: Background for the Information Age	135	(8)
Jon Eklund and Bernard Finn
Information Age-a Critique	143	(8)
Roger Bridgman
'The Mind's Eye' and the Computers of Seymour Cray	151	(10)
Paul Ceruzzi
Researching Rabi's Relics: Using the Electron to Determine Nuclear Moments Before Magnetic Resonance, 1927-37	161	(32)
Paul Forman
Collectors and Museums	175	(18)
Bernard Finn
Index	193