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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best in a Generation
I have found this book to be one of the most significant works on the Holy Spirit in a generation. Although it doesn't answer all questions, it shouldn't have to. His position on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement is as an outsider looking in, but seems to look upon their concerns quite favorably. His biblical and historical surveys are good. His section on the...
Published on December 17, 2000 by Gordon J. Straw
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4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not convincing. . .
As a clergyman involved in the Charismatic movement, but also grounded in traditional theological methods, I did not find this book convincing. In my opinion, (and personal experience) Welker's emphasis on freedom in the Spirit can and has led to abuses in the name of that freedom. In the last 50 years, many things in the Church have been justified in the name of...
Published on August 9, 2000 by David Zampino
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best in a Generation,
By Gordon J. Straw (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God the Spirit (Paperback)
I have found this book to be one of the most significant works on the Holy Spirit in a generation. Although it doesn't answer all questions, it shouldn't have to. His position on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement is as an outsider looking in, but seems to look upon their concerns quite favorably. His biblical and historical surveys are good. His section on the 'outpouring of the Holy Spirit' is worth the five stars alone. He presents a credible argument against the traditional modern understanding of the Holy Spirit and for an understanding that places the Holy Spirit directly into the lives of believers and into the heart of Christian theology. The Holy Spirit does not take a back seat here as in most Christian theology.
4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not convincing. . .,
By David Zampino "21st Century Hobbit" (Delavan, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: God the Spirit (Paperback)
As a clergyman involved in the Charismatic movement, but also grounded in traditional theological methods, I did not find this book convincing. In my opinion, (and personal experience) Welker's emphasis on freedom in the Spirit can and has led to abuses in the name of that freedom. In the last 50 years, many things in the Church have been justified in the name of "freedom in the Spirit" -- a number of which have been nothing more than exercises in self-justification.I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this book. |
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God the Spirit by Michael Welker (Paperback - January 5, 2004)
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