In this title the author contends that whilst in classical Christian discourse, the Holy Spirit "pours out on all flesh", in modern theology and worship the Holy Spirit has tended to float free of bodies and that the result of such disembodiment, is that talk about the Spirit has become flat and uninspiring. The Eastern Christian tradition, by contrast, has usually linked the Holy Spirit with holy places, holy people, and holy things. Taking his cue from this tradition, Rogers locates the Spirit in the Gospel stories of the annunciation, Jesus' baptism, the transfiguration, and the resurrection. These stories offer illuminating glimpses into both the Spirit's connection with the tangible world and the Spirit's distinctive place in relation to the other persons of the Trinity. "After the Spirit" weaves together patristic, medieval, Russian, and Syriac sources. Rogers's witty and passionate prose is illustrated by the inclusion of eight colour plates.
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Considering the Spirit against a background of classical Trinitarian doctrine, the author draws on Greek, Latin and Syriac patristic sources, and engages with authors such as Barth, and Rahner. He offers glimpses into the Spirit's connection with the tangible world, and the Spirit's place in relation to the other persons of the Trinity.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780334040460
Publisert
2006-01-28
Utgiver
Vendor
SCM Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
300

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Eugene F Rogers Jr, formerly at the University of Virginia, is now Professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina. He has written or edited three previous books.