<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper was presented at the international conference “Theology of the Holy Spirit: Personal Experience and Charismatic Movements in Contemporary Churches” held in Sibiu (2014). Although the role of the charismatic experience in the history of Christianity is a well-known fact it is still of particular interest for today due to the growth of Pentecostalism and charismatic movements worldwide. By turning to Hildegard of Bingen and to Martin Luther for a better understanding of the “faith of the heart”, this study aims to emphasize faith not just as a matter of understanding God but rather as experiencing the real presence of the Holy One. A particular focus is on clarifying terms and seeking the understanding of one another’s positions on the issue of the Holy Spirit.</p></abstract>

This paper was presented at the international conference “Theology of the Holy Spirit: Personal Experience and Charismatic Movements in Contemporary Churches” held in Sibiu (2014). Although the role of the charismatic experience in the history of Christianity is a well-known fact it is still of particular interest for today due to the growth of Pentecostalism and charismatic movements worldwide. By turning to Hildegard of Bingen and to Martin Luther for a better understanding of the “faith of the heart”, this study aims to emphasize faith not just as a matter of understanding God but rather as experiencing the real presence of the Holy One. A particular focus is on clarifying terms and seeking the understanding of one another’s positions on the issue of the Holy Spirit.

It is the Spirit who gives life (John 6:63): Experience and the Formulation of Theology

Senior Lecturer PhD for Biblical Studies and Church History at the St. Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute, Moscow (Russia). Adress: Dm. Uljanov St. 4-2-395, 119333 Moscow, Russia

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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This paper was presented at the international conference “Theology of the Holy Spirit: Personal Experience and Charismatic Movements in Contemporary Churches”...

It is the Spirit who gives life (John 6:63): Experience and the Formulation of Theology

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 169 - 183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0013

Keywords
spiritual experience, Holy Spirit, theology of the heart, Pentecostalism, dialogue

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

It is the Spirit who gives life (John 6:63): Experience and the Formulation of Theology

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 169 - 183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0013

Keywordsspiritual experience, Holy Spirit, theology of the heart, Pentecostalism, dialogue

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
spiritual experience, Holy Spirit, theology of the heart, Pentecostalism, dialogue