Welcome, Holy Spirit - by Gordon T Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

How can we cultivate both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Holy Spirit, no matter what our theological tradition? This much-needed master class on pneumatology from Gordon Smith encourages us to hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully as the guiding principles of discernment and humility help us intentionally live Spirit-responsive lives day by day.

Book Synopsis

How can we cultivate both fresh understanding and fresh experience of the Holy Spirit, no matter what our theological tradition? This much-needed master class on pneumatology from Gordon Smith encourages us to hold biblical convictions firmly but gracefully as the guiding principles of discernment and humility help us intentionally live Spirit-responsive lives day by day.

Review Quotes

"Gordon Smith has put us all in his debt yet again with this timely volume on the Holy Spirt in Christian theology and experience. This gem of a book is rich in Scripture, deep in theological reflection, and immediately applicable to both personal and church contexts. Readers seeking to understand the person and work of the Holy Spirit, not only in the context of an orthodox trinitarian theology but also in their own lives and the experience of the church, will find here a treatment that is clear, insightful, and carefully nuanced."

"In an age bubbling with numerous spiritualities, Dr. Smith, in this book, has given us a gift: a biblical, pastoral, and practical guide for what it means to discern and obey God the Holy Spirit so that God the Son and God the Father are magnified in our time."

"In this well-informed and wise book on the Holy Spirit, Gordon Smith brings together that which is too often held apart. An uncompromising attentiveness to the Spirit is pursued within a richly Trinitarian framework; a distinctive contribution to pneumatology is informed and enriched by a catholic and global vision; and astute biblical-theological understanding is brought to bear on embodied spiritual life, both individual and corporate. Welcome, Holy Spirit."

"Smith threads an innovative pneumatological approach by weaving a biblically oriented tapestry of images and metaphors of the Spirit. What really makes this book a must-read is the intentionality of the second part, which moves from text to contexts where the Spirit is experienced. I pray the author's call to a missional, global, and ecclesial pneumatology will lead us all to cry out, 'Welcome, Holy Spirit, renew your church!'"

About the Author

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling, Wisdom from Babylon, and Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal.