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Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Tradition
Contributor(s): Oliver, John W. (Author)
ISBN: 1557256756     ISBN-13: 9781557256751
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - General
- Religion | Christianity - Orthodox
Dewey: 231.3
LCCN: 2010047571
Series: Paraclete Guide
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.03" W x 7.45" (0.31 lbs) 164 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Presents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive.

Delving deep and subtly into Orthodox tradition and theology, Giver of Life articulates the identity of the Holy Spirit as the third Person of the Trinity as well as the role of the Holy Spirit in the salvation of the world. Written with a poetic sensibility, Fr. Oliver begins with Pentecost, an event uniquely celebrated in Orthodoxy as a time when greenery of all kinds is brought into churches. "The splash of green foliage calls to mind not just life, but a special kind of life. It is the life that transcends biological existence and flows from the very Godhead Itself; it is life that's a state of being--immortal, everlasting, changeless. Ferns and flowers fade and die, but souls filled with this 'life from above' flourish forever."


Reflecting on the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Church, to the world, and to the human person, Giver of Life looks to the impressive biblical and liturgical tradition of Orthodox Christianity. This is a book weighty in content but accessible in tone, not an academic study of the mind, but a lived experience of the heart.