The Work of the Holy Spirit in Christian Practices: A Constructive Proposal
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2020
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There continues to be strong interest in the arena of Christian formation, which is
primarily concerned with developing mature Christians in light of shifts in contemporary
views on religion and its relationship to ethics. The field of Christian formation has many
facets one of which is the field of Christian practices. Those who work in this field are
primarily concerned with relating Christian beliefs to the every day lives of Christians in
the interest of providing a stronger witness to the faith. Also, Christian practices are a
means to provide a response to other forms of identity formation provided by a hyper
individualistic consumer driven culture.
This thesis is concerned with the question of how the work of the Holy Spirit is
understood to function in Christian practices? In short, “Does Pentecost have anything to
do with how Christians live their daily lives?” To answer these questions a brief
investigation of present work in Christian practices will be provided to ascertain how the
work of the Holy Spirit is present. Thereafter, an example of how the focus on the Holy
Spirit in the work of Christian practices may be enhanced indebted to Eugene Rogers’
work on the Holy Spirit and James K. A. Smith’s work on the formation of Christian
desire will be proposed
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Richardson, Johnathan Carlton (2020). The Work of the Holy Spirit in Christian Practices: A Constructive Proposal. Dissertation, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/20653.
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