The Shape of Pneumatology : Studies in the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

"Addresses one of the most difficult aspects of the doctrine - the heterogeneity of the biblical and traditional material from which it is derived - and points to the areas where church must act to recover the sense of the immediacy of the Holy Spirit."--Bloomsbury Publishing Addresses one of the most difficult aspects of the doctrine - the heterogeneity of the biblical and traditional material from which it is derived - and points to the areas where church must act to recover the sense of the immediacy of the Holy Spirit "The book explores the nature, origins and development of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, finding its many recurring expressions deriving on the one hand from Scripture, and on the other from tradition in the form of the doctrine of the Trinity. The biblical models are particularly apparent in the vigorous modern Pentecostalist and charismatic churches while the Greek and Latin Fathers provided a dominant series of Trinitarian models which recur in varying forms across the history of the doctrine of the Spirit, notably in Calvin and Barth." "John McIntyre considers whether the modern church has 'betrayed' the insights, vision and experience of the New Testament church. He concludes by pointing to the areas in which the church must act if it is to recover the sense of the immediacy of the Spirit both in its corporate life and in the lives of individuals."--Jacket Following his earlier works, The Shape of Christology and The Shape of Soteriology, John McIntyre now addresses one of the most difficult aspects of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit -- namely the heterogeneity of the biblical and traditional material from which the doctrine derives. Professor McIntyre reviews the entire history of the doctrine, examining biblical references, Greek patristic thought and other sources. He considers whether the modern church has "betrayed" the insights, vision and experience of the New Testament church and points to the areas in which the church must act if it is to recover the sense of the immediacy of the Spirit both in its corporate life and in the Lives of individuals. Betrayal? What Betrayal? The Process Of Self-assessment -- The Shape : A Sketch -- The Bible -- The Trinity And The Classical Trinitarian Mould -- Jean Calvin And The Trinitarian Mould -- Karl Barth And The Trinitarian Mould -- Relational Pneumatology -- The Church, The Spirit And The Polarities -- Conclusions. John Mcintyre. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.