Welcome, Holy Spirit

A Theological and Experiential Introduction

 
World Guild Award Winner As the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, "No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit." The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative—wind, oil, flame, water, dove—making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from the topic is no solution. Gordon Smith encourages us to seek both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Spirit through openness to learning more, no matter what our theological tradition. In this way, as we hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully, the guiding principles of discernment and humility... alles anzeigen expand_more

World Guild Award Winner

As the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, "No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit." The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative—wind, oil, flame, water, dove—making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from the topic is no solution.

Gordon Smith encourages us to seek both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Spirit through openness to learning more, no matter what our theological tradition. In this way, as we hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully, the guiding principles of discernment and humility will help us intentionally live Spirit-responsive lives day by day.

Welcome, Holy Spirit is a much-needed master class with a trustworthy and encouraging teacher. How can we cultivate an understanding of the Holy Spirit that helps us experience the presence of the Spirit in worship, in witness, in joy and sorrow, in seasons of blessing and times of difficulty alike, all the while honoring the fullness of the Trinity? An attentiveness to the Spirit need not replace Christ as the focus of our lives and worship but can rather bring us truly into the presence of the living and ascended Lord.

It is to this end that we pray, "Welcome, Holy Spirit."



Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Wisdom from Babylon, and Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal.



Introduction


Prelude: Images and Metaphors for the Holy Spirit


1. The Spirit in the Gospel of Luke and Acts: The Ascension and Pentecost


2. The Spirit in the Gospel of John: One with the Father and with the Son


3. The Spirit and Creation


4. The Spirit and Christian Initiation


Interlude: Holy Spirit Experiences


5. The Spirit and Transformation: From Beginnings to Maturity in Christ


6. The Spirit and the Word


7. The Spirit and the Church Local


8. The Spirit and the Church Global


Conclusion: A Call to Intentionality


General Index


Scripture Index





"Smith threads an innovative pneumatological approach by weaving a biblically oriented tapestry of images and metaphors of the Spirit. What really makes this book a must-read is the intentionality of the second part, which moves from text to contexts where the Spirit is experienced. I pray the author's call to a missional, global, and ecclesial pneumatology will lead us all to cry out, 'Welcome, Holy Spirit, renew your church!'"



"In an age bubbling with numerous spiritualities, Dr. Smith, in this book, has given us a gift: a biblical, pastoral, and practical guide for what it means to discern and obey God the Holy Spirit so that God the Son and God the Father are magnified in our time."



"In this well-informed and wise book on the Holy Spirit, Gordon Smith brings together that which is too often held apart. An uncompromising attentiveness to the Spirit is pursued within a richly Trinitarian framework; a distinctive contribution to pneumatology is informed and enriched by a catholic and global vision; and astute biblical-theological understanding is brought to bear on embodied spiritual life, both individual and corporate. Welcome, Holy Spirit."



"Gordon Smith has put us all in his debt yet again with this timely volume on the Holy Spirt in Christian theology and experience. This gem of a book is rich in Scripture, deep in theological reflection, and immediately applicable to both personal and church contexts. Readers seeking to understand the person and work of the Holy Spirit, not only in the context of an orthodox trinitarian theology but also in their own lives and the experience of the church, will find here a treatment that is clear, insightful, and carefully nuanced." weniger anzeigen expand_less
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