Full Description
For The Dove Descending, a collection of eminent theologians, poets, priests and thinkers came together to consider the immersive, irreducible vision of the Holy Spirit and His presence in Christ, the Scriptures, the Church, the Saints, the Father, and the world. The collected articles from the Pusey House Conference 2022 draw from a rich history of theological and literary figures - from Augustine of Hippo to Hans Urs von Balthasar, from John Milton to T.S. Eliot - whilst continually centring vigorous and incisive scriptural analysis.
Crystalising around the third article of the creed, the communion of the Holy Spirit, these articles explore the centrality of the sacraments, the necessity of yielding any possession of the spirit, and the recognition of Christ in the Holy Spirit, and, through Him, in the other. These papers, published here for the first time, are a crucial read for any academic, theologian or curious Christian, illuminating the complexity in envisioning the Spirit alongside the hope for the future His presence represents.
Contents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Descent of the Dove: Knowing and Loving in Spirit and Truth
The Revd Dr George Westhaver
A Homiletic Preface
Desire and Discipline: The Inspiration of the Holy Spirit
The Rt Revd Dr Graham Tomlin
I Hidden in Words, Cloud, and Fire: The Holy Spirit in the Bible
The Early Christians and the Holy Spirit: Some Observations
The Rt Revd Prof N.T. Wright
The 'spirit' in the Psalms: Ruach as a Cosmic and Personal Presence
The Revd Canon Prof Susan Gillingham
The Holy Spirit Before Christianity
Prof Jack Levison
II A Broader Symphony: The Holy Spirit in the Fathers
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit According to St. Athanasius of Alexandria: a New Anthropology
The Very Revd Prof John A McGuckin
