Dove Descending: Knowing and Loving in Spirit and Truth, The

The Dove Descending: Knowing and Loving in Spirit and Truth

By George Westhaver and Jonathan Price (editor)

At the Pusey House Conference in 2022, a collection of eminent theologians, poets, priests and thinkers came together to look Beyond the Descent of the Dove into the immersive, irreducible vision of the Holy Spirit.

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Looking Beyond the Descent of the Dove, a collection of eminent theologians, poets, priests and thinkers came together to consider the immersive, irreducible vision of the Holy Spirit and His presence in Christ, the Scriptures, the Church, the Saints, the Father, and the world. The collected articles from the Pusey House Conference 2022 draw from a rich history of theological and literary figures – from Augustine of Hippo to Hans Urs von Balthasar, from John Milton to T.S. Eliot – whilst continually centring vigorous and incisive scriptural analysis.
Crystalising around the third article of the creed, the communion of the Holy Spirit, these articles explore the centrality of the sacraments, the necessity of yielding any possession of the spirit, and the recognition of Christ in the Holy Spirit, and, through Him, in the other. These papers, published here for the first time, are a crucial read for any academic, theologian or curious Christian, illuminating the complexity in envisioning the Spirit alongside the hope for the future His presence represents.

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About the Author

Revd Dr George Westhaver is the Principal of Pusey House, which focusses on promoting theological study and providing an independent chaplaincy to Oxford University. His research interests include E.B. Pusey and the Oxford Movement and the allegorical interpretation of the Bible.
Dr Jonathan Price is a Matraszek Fellow at Pusey House, and a Research Associate in Oxford University’s Faculty of Law. His research interests include the theological origins of modern contract doctrine, particularly in relation to Hugo Grotius.

Contents

List of Contributors
Acknowledgements

  • Introduction
  • Descent of the Dove: Knowing and Loving in Spirit and Truth
  • The Revd Dr George Westhaver
  • A Homiletic Preface
  • Desire and Discipline: The Inspiration of the Holy Spirit
  • The Rt Revd Dr Graham Tomlin

 

  • (I) Hidden in Words, Cloud, and Fire: The Holy Spirit in the Bible
  • The Early Christians and the Holy Spirit: Some Observations
  • The Rt Revd Prof N.T. Wright
  • The ‘spirit’ in the Psalms: Ruach as a Cosmic and Personal Presence
  • The Revd Canon Prof Susan Gillingham
  • The Holy Spirit Before Christianity
  • Prof Jack Levison

 

  • (II) A Broader Symphony: The Holy Spirit in the Fathers
  • The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit According to St. Athanasius of Alexandria: a New Anthropology
  • The Very Revd Prof John A McGuckin

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