The Holy Spirit As Person And Power
THE HOLY SPIRIT AS PERSON AND POWER: Charismatic Renewal and Its Implications for Theology. In just over one hundred years, the Pentecostal-charismatic movement has transformed world Christianity. Noted for their rediscovery of spiritual gifts and commitment to world evangelization, 700 million Pentecostals and charismatics now account for more than 27 percent of the global Christian…
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Rob Yule
About This Book
THE HOLY SPIRIT AS PERSON AND POWER: Charismatic Renewal and Its Implications for Theology. In just over one hundred years, the Pentecostal-charismatic movement has transformed world Christianity. Noted for their rediscovery of spiritual gifts and commitment to world evangelization, 700 million Pentecostals and charismatics now account for more than 27 percent of the global Christian movement. The Pentecostal-charismatic movement has been more noted for its activism than for theological reflection. But this may be changing. The Holy Spirit as Person and Power challenges traditional theology to take account of what has been disclosed in the dynamism and variety of charismatic experience. The author is a theologically-trained practitioner, impacted in mid-life by a transforming experience of the Holy Spirit. He has been a hands-on leader in the renewal movement. Now, in his later years, he reflects on the meaning of the grace imparted to the church by the renewing activity of God’s Spirit. This is not the work of an enthusiast claiming a new revelation. Rather, the author draws attention to many nuances in the Bible?s description of the Spirit that have been overlooked in traditional pneumatology. By relating these insights to Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant and evangelical theology, he has produced a book with ecumenical implications for all branches of world Christianity.
About The Writer
Rob Yule
ROB YULE is a retired Presbyterian minister. He began his ministry as ecumenical chaplain at Victoria University in the 1970s, served churches at Hornby, Christchurch, St. Albans, Palmerston North and Greyfriars, Auckland, and was Presbyterian Moderator in 2000-2002. Long interested in Jewish-Christian relations and the Jewish roots of the Christian faith, Rob was involved with Keston College NZ supporting Jews and Christians in the Soviet Union, and helped found both the NZ Branch of the International Christian Embassy and Prayer for Israel (NZ). He was a founding member of the Marsden Cross Trust Board. Rob played a key role in charismatic renewal in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. His latest book, involving seven years of research, is Wind in a Thousand Paddocks: The Charismatic Renewal Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1950-2020 (forthcoming).
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