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Product Identifiers
PublisherBaker Academic
ISBN-101540963616
ISBN-139781540963611
eBay Product ID (ePID)13050384618
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NameGift & Giver : the Holy Spirit for Today
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
SubjectTheology, Spirituality, Biblical Studies / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorCraig S. Keener
Subject AreaReligion
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Table Of ContentContents Introduction1. Recognizing the Spirit's Voice2. Learning to Hear God's Heart by the Spirit3. The Spirit Empowers Us for Evangelism4. The Spirit and How We Live5. Are Spiritual Gifts for Today?6. A Closer Look at Some Spiritual Gifts7. The Spirit and Salvation8. When Are We Baptized in the Spirit?9. Tongues and the Spirit10. Why Discern the Spirit?ConclusionAfterword: Looking Back on Twenty Years Appendix: What Can Bible Stories Teach Us?
SynopsisA leading New Testament scholar explores the role of the Holy Spirit in the church, covering such topics as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit's power for evangelism, and hearing God's voice. Now with an updated preface and a substantive new afterword., In Gift and Giver , leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener takes a probing look at the various evangelical understandings of the role of the Holy Spirit in the church. He explores topics such as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit's power for evangelism, and hearing God's voice. His desire is for Christians to "work for consensus, or at least for unity in God's work despite our differences on secondary matters."Employing a helpful narrative approach and an ample number of stories, Keener enters into constructive dialogue with Pentecostals, moderates, and cessationists, all the while attempting to learn from each viewpoint. He seeks to bridge the gap between cessationists and Pentecostals/charismatics by urging all Christians to seek the Holy Spirit's empowerment. His irenic approach to this controversial issue has been endorsed by charismatics and non-charismatics alike. Sure to provoke helpful dialogue on a topic that has caused unfortunate divisions within the church, Gift and Giver will be a valuable addition to college and seminary courses on pneumatology. It will also be helpful to lay readers interested in a balanced discussion of spiritual gifts. This repackaged edition includes an updated preface and a substantive new afterword.