The Holy Spirit: Classic and Contemporary Readings

The Holy Spirit is certainly the most misunderstood member of the Christian Trinity. It is often perceived as lagging behind the Father and Son, somehow floating free of material reality. Is there anything the Holy Spirit can do that Jesus can?t do better? In order to clarify and explain the nature of the Holy Spirit, this new book provides a comprehensive collection of crucial texts relating to the Holy Spirit from Christianity?s earliest origins to the present day. Foundational issues are questioned, critiqued, and clarified by drawing on Greek, Latin, Eastern Orthodox, Mystical, and oft–neglected Syriac and Russian resources from throughout Christianity?s rich history. Each of the chronologically–organized readings is prefaced with theologically informed essays that draw out the main themes and point out important historical links. The Holy Spirit will enlighten and inform while inspiring us to engage in deep reflection on the Holy Spirit?s role in the Trinity.