Accepting the challenge to present an elusive and often abstract doctrine in a fresh and vital way, Aldair I. C. Heron traces the development of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit from the Old Testament to modern times. Following a consideration of the Spirit as revealed in the Scriptures, he examines the patristic and medieval periods and the role of the Holy Spirit in the faith and worship of the church. He then discusses the Reformation and the challenges to Trinitarianism that occurred during that period. He concludes with a penetrating discussion of contemporary questions about the Holy Spirit.
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Alasdair I. C. Heron is Professor of Reformed Theology at the University of Erlangen in Germany.
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In this book, Dr Heron sets out to help us understand the Holy Spirit. He notes in the introduction the difficulty of this task and notes that the book focuses "only indirectly on the reality" of the Spirit. What he does then, is take a brisk but scholarly jaunt through the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments helping us to see the development of the people's understanding of this most difficult to pin down part of the reality that is God. He discusses translation and the impact of the words used - in the Biblical languages and today - in our understanding of the Spirit. He looks at the variety of experience of the Spirit. As the book continues Dr. Heron looks at the writings of several theologians through the history of Christian thought and on into the issues of recent years. Throughout, the book is readable and helpful. He writes as a scholar and a man of faith. I had the privilege of taking a course from Dr. Heron in seminary and am delighted to find the same insightful and intellectually stimulating presence here.
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The Old Testament references to the Spirit of God do not easily form a simple pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Old Testament, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Spirit of God, Hellenistic Judaism, Liberal Theology, God's Spirit, Roman Catholic, Son of God, Spirit of Christ, God the Father, Spiritual Presence, Dialectical Theology, Middle Ages, John the Baptist, Karl Barth, Fourth Gospel, Lord God, Nicene Creed, Summa Theologica, Wheeler Robinson, Word of God, Asia Minor, Christ Jesus, Church Dogmatics New!
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The Old Testament references to the Spirit of God do not easily form a simple pattern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trinitarian theology, transcendent unity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Spirit of God, Hellenistic Judaism, Liberal Theology, God's Spirit, Roman Catholic, Son of God, Spirit of Christ, God the Father, Spiritual Presence, Dialectical Theology, Middle Ages, John the Baptist, Karl Barth, Fourth Gospel, Lord God, Nicene Creed, Summa Theologica, Wheeler Robinson, Word of God, Asia Minor, Christ Jesus, Church Dogmatics New!
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- God as Spirit: The Bampton Lectures 1976 by G. W. H. Lampe on 11 pages
- The Holy Spirit by C. F. D. Moule on 6 pages
- The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit by Hendrikus Berkhof on 6 pages
- The Holy Spirit by Eduard Schweizer on 5 pages
- Systematic Theology. Three Volumes in One by Paul Tillich on 5 pages
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- What in the World is God Doing? by Lee Snook on 6 pages
- The Westminster Handbook to Reformed Theology (Westminster Handbooks to Christian Theology) by Donald K. McKim on page 78, page 111, and page 234
- Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit by Clark H. Pinnock in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Church Speaks, Volume 2: Papers of the Commission on Theology Reformed Church in America, 1985-2000 (Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America) by James I. Cook on page 74, and page 101
- The Appropriation of Divine Life in Cyril of Alexandria (Oxford Theological Monographs) by Daniel A. Keating on page 292, and Back Matter
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