The Spirit of Life: The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian

"At the very start one has to note regretfully that after twenty long centuries of Christianity the Holy Spirit means next to nothing to the average Christian." So begins this excellent book on the Holy Spirit. While Christians have always had some appreciation of the Trinity, an obsession with the deep attachment to the person of Jesus Christ seems to have almost ousted the Holy Spirit from the common person's experience of faith. Father Bermejo offers a remedy for this situation. In his own engaging fashion, he examines the historical Christian experience of the Holy Spirit of both individuals and the Church. He discusses the variations of such experience between different churches as well as within the churches in a discussion that ranges from doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit to the recent charismatic renewal and pentecostal movement. If you have ever wondered about how the Holy Spirit fits into your life, if you have been puzzled by the experiences others report of the Holy Spirit; or if you simply want to know more about the theology and history of the matter, this book is for you.