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9780664231675

The Lord and Giver of Life: Perspectives on Constructive Pneumatology

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    9780664231675

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    0664231675

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-06-19
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr
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Summary

In this exciting collection, an array of contemporary theologians reflects on the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to some of the world's most pressing issues and problems. Offering a corrective to disembodied discussions of the Spirit, this book provides a look at the Holy Spirit set loose and sustaining the gift of and struggle for life in today's troubled world. Among other topics, the contributors examine the Spirit's activity in the reading of Scripture, the reality of religious pluralism, the growing ecological crisis, the rise of consumerism, and issues of empire. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Contributorsp. xi
Introductionp. xiii
Discerning the Spirit: A Historical Introductionp. 1
The Holy Spirit and Scripturep. 25
Breathing, Bearing, Beseeching, and Building: Reading Scripture with the Spiritp. 41
Holy Spirit and the Religionsp. 55
Guests, Hosts, and the Holy Ghost: Pneumatological Theology and Christian Practices in a World of Many Faithsp. 71
The Spirit Rests on the Son Paraphysicallyp. 87
The Spirit Holy, Hip, and Freep. 97
"The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things": Some Reflections on the Holy Spirit and Climate Changep. 113
Resistance Spirit: The Holy Spirit and Empirep. 129
The Holy Spirit and the Present Agep. 147
Notesp. 163
Index of Namesp. 181
Index of Subjectsp. 185
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