01483nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704100080005208200100006008200130007010000260008310000110010924500280012024500140014824500240016226000100018626000270019626000090022330000110023230000280024330000100027152007450028165000480102665000400107465000130111485600660112720260119071458.02024-09-09 16:59:58  a0913573108  aeng  a231.3  bB955-S79  aBurgess,   Stanley M.  eAuthor  aThe Spirit & the Church  bAntiquity  c:Stanley M. Burgess  aU.S.A  bHendrickson Publishers  c1984  a216tr.  bPaperback, Illustration  c22 cm  aThe Christian centuries have witnessed a tension"" sometimes waxing, sometimes waning, but always present"" between the spirit of order and the spirit of prophecy. In the ancient church, representatives of institutional order, in an effort to keep the development of Spirit doctrine within a recognizable tradition, muffled the immediacy of religious experience. Prophetic elements came to be viewed with distrust and remained in the institutional church only at the cost of severe internal tension. In this work, the author recognizes the wealth of Spirit theology and activity in both traditions, and the need for modern Christians to gain a deeper and wider vision of the workings of the Holy Spirit in history and in our own generation.  aChurch - History - ca 30-600 (Early Church)  aHoly Spirit -- History of doctrines  aTheology4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15423/24.jpgyCover Image