Christian Spirituality and Ethical Life: Calvin's View on the Spirit in Ecumenical Context

by Paul S. Chung

Overview

Christian Spirituality and Ethical Life offers a helpful study of the place of the Spirit in John Calvin's theology. It also discovers a notion of the spiritual life in connection with ethical life. It thus overcomes the prevailing popular pictures about the theology of John Calvin in several significant ways, providing a refreshing alternative to the anemic spirituality so prevalent today. It can be stated confidently that Calvin was a theologian of the Holy Spirit in solidarity with the poor, standing in openness to others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630876975
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	06/02/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Paul S. Chung is Associate Professor at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. His books include Martin Luther and Buddhism: Aesthetics of Suffering (2007) and Karl Barth: God's Word in Action (2008).

Table of Contents

Foreword Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen vii

Acknowledgments xi

Abbreviations xiii

Introduction: Calvin's Theology of the Spirit in the Context of Christian Life 1

1 The Spirit in Cosmic Dimension 15

2 The Spirit in the Trinity 32

3 The Spirit as Communicator of Christ for the Christian Life 46

4 The Spirit and the Law 81

5 The Spirit and the Church 109

Excursus: Christian Politics in Confession and Resistance 127

Conclusion 135

Afterword: The Ecumenical Legacy of John Calvin in Reformed and Neo-Pentecostal Dialogue 148

Index 161