Coriden, James A

The Holy Spirit and an Evolving Church - New York Orbis Books 2017 - 210p

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The evolutionary force: The holy spirit revealed in the Bible ..........1 Before the Time of Jesus of Nazareth ...........1 The life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth .....9 In the Formative years of the Earliest Christian Communities ......19 2. The evolutionary force: Post-biblical Explorations of the Spirit .......67 The early church fathers ........67 The council of Nicaea and Afterward ..........85 3. The evolutionary goal: The reign of God......125 4. The pople of God, the holy Spirit, and the Reign of God ........141 5. Structural Developments in the Church`s Evolution ................161 6. Evolution of the Sacraments ..............179 Further Directions ................195

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