{"product_id":"restless-spirit-the-holy-spirit-from-a-process-perspective-paperback","title":"Restless Spirit: The Holy Spirit from a Process Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce G. Epperly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you afraid of the Holy Spirit being active in your church? Are you willing to admit it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Spirit has been a kind of third-rate member of the trinity in the theological writings of mainline and progressive Christians. It seems that the Spirit brings disorder to communities, spiritual arrogance to those who claim to \"have the Spirit,\" and frequently doctrinal confusion. We'd rather not have something in our churches that goes where it wants, and doesn't give account for where it's coming from and where it's going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the biblical picture of the Spirit is one of action, change, and renewal. Perhaps there is a place for this Spirit in a movement claiming the title of \"progressive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Epperly has experienced church from many perspectives. He has sat in conservative churches where too much Spirit might be seen as inciting division and heresy. He's been in progressive churches where the Spirit is often considered peripheral. He's a process theologian, and the Spirit, as he points out in this book, is often of tertiary concern. But he has also observed Spirit in action, and he thinks we do well to considered this third element of the trinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean for the Spirit to be active? Is it safe? Can it be controlled? Can you keep it bound by your doctrinal statements? It should be active, and you \u003cem\u003ecannot\u003c\/em\u003e control it, Epperly argues in this book. You \u003cem\u003eshouldn't\u003c\/em\u003e control it. Nor does it coercively control you. But it does drive us to new life, to new adventures, and perhaps to transformed understandings of the universe in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you ready to join in this joyous adventure?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777298137376,"sku":"9781631998249","price":7.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89e62761a66e5f8d4b6be8ad86e8f8c0.webp?v=1780496723","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/restless-spirit-the-holy-spirit-from-a-process-perspective-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}