Spirit of God: Christian Renewal in the Community of Faith

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While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen an explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. Despite these surprising developments, and the undeniable significance of the Holy Spirit throughout the life of the church, pneumatology too often remains a subject of misunderstanding and neglect.These essays, gathered from the 2014 Wheaton Theology Conference, provide an ecumenical exploration of the Holy Spirit?s person and work in biblical, historical, doctrinal and practical perspective. In addition to essays on Augustine, Aquinas, creation and salvation, the volume features important contributions on the current shape ofglobal Pentecostalism by leading scholars in the field.This collection includes contributions by:
  • Estrelda Y. Alexander
  • Allan Heaton Anderson
  • Jeffrey W. Barbeau
  • Oliver D. Crisp
  • Timothy George
  • Gregory W. Lee
  • Matthew Levering
  • Douglas Petersen
  • Sandra Richter
  • Kevin J. Vanhoozer
  • Geoffrey Wainwright
  • Michael Welker
  • Amos Yong
  • Beth Felker Jones
While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen an explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. Despite these surprising developments, and the undeniable significance of the Holy ...

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Jeffrey W. Barbeau (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of theology at Wheaton College. A theologian, literary critic, and historian, he is the author of numerous monographs, anthologies, and edited books, including The Cambridge Companionto British Romanticism and Religion, The Spirit of Methodism: From the Wesleys to a Global Communion, and Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources.


Beth Felker Jones (PhD, Duke University) teaches theology at Northern Seminary and loves to write for the church and the academy. She lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband Brian, four kids, two dogs, and Dwight, her theology cat.
Jeffrey W. Barbeau (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of theology at Wheaton College. A theologian, literary critic, and historian, he is the author of numerous monographs, anthologies, and edited books, including The Cambridge Companionto British Romanticism and Religion, The Spirit of Met...

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