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Donald Bloesch aptly brings together his grasp of historical and systematic theology as well as his deep concern for spirituality. The fruit of a lifetime of study and devotion, this book masterfully interweaves biblical study, historical overviews and reflection on contemporary developments and issues to shed light on faith in God, the Holy Spirit. On a topic that sadly threatens to divide the...

centers of consciousness.12 For Karl Barth the Trinity does not imply three interacting persons but three modes of being united in one intelligence and one will. Hendrikus Berkhof envisages the Trinity not as a community of persons but as an extension of activities.13 Like Tillich, Robinson and many others, Berkhof conceives of the Spirit as the all–inclusive dimension of the Trinity; the Father and Son become modes of the Spirit’s activity. How the Spirit is related to Christian experience is
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