Pneumatology
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Pneumatology refers to a particular discipline within
sanctification, the inspiration of prophets, and the indwelling of the Holy Trinity (which in itself covers many different aspects). Different Christian denominations
have different theological approaches on various pneumatological questions.
Development
History of Christian theology is traditionally divided into four main stages, representing also the main periods in historical development of Christian pneumatology:
- Pneumatomachians and the Cappadocian Fathers.
- Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed), while Augustine of Hippo and the medieval Catholic Church added the "filioque" clause to the Creed (the Spirit proceeds from the Father "and the Son").
- Counter-reformation. Here the relationship between the Spirit and the Scriptures is re-examined. Martin Luther and John Calvinhold that the Spirit has a certain "interpretive authority" to "illuminate" scripture, while Counter-reformation theologians respond that the Spirit has authorized the Church to serve as authoritative interpreter of Scripture.
- Contemporary era. The contemporary church understands a distinctive relationship between the Spirit and the Church community. Various contemporary theologians grant the Spirit as authority to govern the church, to liberate oppressed communities, and to create experiences associated with faith. Contemporary pneumatology is often marked by the PentecostalMovement.
See also
References
Look up pneumatology in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sources
- ISBN 9780913573815.
- Graham A. Cole, He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2007)
- ISBN 9780801024481.
- ISBN 9780664231361.
- Kasper, Walter (2004). "The renewal of pneumatology in contemporary Catholic life and theology: towards a rapprochement between east and west". That they may all be one: the call to the unity. London [u.a.]: Burns & Oates. ISBN 978-0-86012379-8.
- Linton M. Smith Jr. "Not By Might Nor By Power: The Bible Believer's Guide to the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit" (DayStar Publishing; Miamitown, OH 1995)
- John McIntyre, The shape of pneumatology: studies in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1997)
- ISBN 9780823209675.
- G. James Olsen, "Why Angels Have Wings: A Pneumatological Assay of Beings from the Spirit Realms" (Chicago, IL: Eschaton, 1997)