Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective PDF
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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Abbreviations Preface Chapter 1 - Introduction to Pneumatology as a Theological Discipline A Pneumatological Renaissance The Experience of the Spirit Spirituality and Pneumatology The Holy Spirit as the “Cinderella of Theology” The Place of Pneumatology in (Systematic) Theology Various Contemporary Approaches to the Study of the Spirit Chapter 2 - Biblical Perspectives on the Spirit Images of the Spirit in the Bible The Spirit in the Old Testament The Intertestamental Period The Spirit in the New Testament Chapter 3 - The Historical Unfolding of the Experience of the Spirit In Search of a Doctrinal Understanding of the Spirit The Charismatic Experience The Montanist Challenge: Who Is the Real Paraclete? The Eastern Fathers: The Deifying Spirit Augustine: The Spirit as the Bond of Love Medieval Mystics on the Spirit Experience “Left-Wing” Pneumatology: The Anabaptist Vision of the Spirit The Philosophical Pneumatology of Hegel The Spirit and spirit in Classical Liberalism Chapter 4 - Ecclesiastical Perspectives on the Spirit A Feast of the Spirit The Spirit in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition The Spirit in the Roman Catholic Tradition The Spirit in the Lutheran Tradition The Spirit in the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements The Spirit in the Ecumenical Movement’s Theologies Chapter 5 - Leading Contemporary Theologians on the Spirit A Pneumatological Smorgasbord John Zizioulas: Communion Pneumatology Karl Rahner: Transcendental Pneumatology Wolfhart Pannenberg: Universal Pneumatology Jürgen Moltmann: Holistic Pneumatology Michael Welker: Realistic Pneumatology Clark Pinnock: Systematic Pneumatology Chapter 6 - Contextual Pneumatologies The Spirit in Context Process Pneumatology Liberation Pneumatology Ecological Pneumatology Feminist Pneumatology African Pneumatologies Epilogue Bibliography Subject Index Scripture Index © 2002 by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Published by Baker Academic a division of Baker Publishing Gro up P.O. 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Abbreviations Vatican II Documents Preface Any talk about the Spirit of God in the contemporary world, in my opinion, should be guided by two overarching principles. On the one hand, pneumatological discourse can be meaningful only insofar as it takes into account the diverse and rich variety of approaches to the experience of the Spirit ecumenically. No church can claim a monopoly on the Spirit, and no tradition is a specifically “spirited” one. Only by carefully listening to and learning from the various, often even conflicting, testimonies concerning the Spirit can we come to any kind of comprehensive understanding. On the other hand, talk about the Spirit must always be contextual and therefore culture specific. The Spirit of God is no general spirit hovering above the cosmos but a Person of the Triune God who indwells believers and creation in specific and tangible ways. Listening to the voices from places once considered the margins of Christian theology, such as the voices of women, or liberationists, or Green theologians, sensitizes us to the necessary pluralism of pneumatologies. Attention to the emerging voices of the Third World provides correctives to classical theology, not only because the growth of the Christian church is taking place outside the West but also because the vivid spiritual life of these voices is a greenhouse of new insights into old doctrines. While it is left to the reader to assess to what extent these two guiding principles have been followed in the present text, it is only appropriate for me to reveal what my intentions have been. Living as we are amidst a pneumatological renaissance, books on the Spirit abound, and rightly so. Theology, which simply means reflection on the spiritual life and experience, usually develops by responding to themes that are acutely felt in the church and society. Most books on pneumatology, especially those that are by nature textbooks, tend to be topical, discussing various aspects of pneumatology. The approach of the present book is different and complementary. Rather than focusing on any single topic, the aim is to chart the various territories of writings and reflections in the area of pneumatology. Consequently, we will look at various theological and denominational approaches to the understanding
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