The Lord and Giver of Life: Perspectives on Constructive Pneumatology

by David H. Jensen

Overview

In this exciting collection, an array of contemporary theologians reflects on the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to some of the world's most pressing issues and problems. Offering a corrective to disembodied discussions of the Spirit, this book provides a look at the Holy Spirit set loose and sustaining the gift and struggle for life in the midst of today's troubled world. Among other topics, the contributors examine the Spirit's activity in the reading of Scripture, the reality of religious pluralism, the growing ecological crisis, the rise of consumerism, and issues of empire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664231675
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	06/19/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David H. Jensen is Professor of Constructive Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. He is the author or editor of several books including Responsive Labor: A Theology of Work and The Lord and Giver of Life: Perspectives on Constructive Pneumatology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Contributors     xi
Introduction   David H. Jensen     xiii
Discerning the Spirit: A Historical Introduction   David H. Jensen     1
The Holy Spirit and Scripture   Amy Plantinga Pauw     25
Breathing, Bearing, Beseeching, and Building: Reading Scripture with the Spirit   Molly T. Marshall     41
Holy Spirit and the Religions   Roger Haight, SJ     55
Guests, Hosts, and the Holy Ghost: Pneumatological Theology and Christian Practices in a World of Many Faiths   Amos Yong     71
The Spirit Rests on the Son Paraphysically   Eugene F. Rogers Jr.     87
The Spirit Holy, Hip, and Free   Barbara A. Holmes     97
"The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things": Some Reflections on the Holy Spirit and Climate Change   Sallie McFague     113
Resistance Spirit: The Holy Spirit and Empire   Joerg Rieger     129
The Holy Spirit and the Present Age   John B. Cobb Jr.     147
Notes     163
Index of Names     181
Index of Subjects     185