{"product_id":"giver-of-life-the-holy-spirit-in-orthodox-tradition-9781557256751","title":"Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelving deep and subtly into Orthodox tradition and theology, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiver of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e articulates the identity of the Holy Spirit as the third Person of the Trinity as well as the role of the Holy Spirit in the salvation of the world. Written with a poetic sensibility, Fr. Oliver begins with Pentecost, an event uniquely celebrated in Orthodoxy as a time when greenery of all kinds is brought into churches. \"The splash of green foliage calls to mind not just life, but a special kind of life. It is the life that transcends biological existence and flows from the very Godhead Itself; it is life that's a state of being--immortal, everlasting, changeless. Ferns and flowers fade and die, but souls filled with this 'life from above' flourish forever.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflecting on the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Church, to the world, and to the human person, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiver of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e looks to the impressive biblical and liturgical tradition of Orthodox Christianity. This is a book weighty in content but accessible in tone, not an academic study of the mind, but a lived experience of the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557256751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.45h x 5.03w x 0.39d","brand":"John Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38018147975349,"sku":"9781557256751","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e16cf1b2-c19f-456f-ad72-2649fe3194ea.jpg?v=1609168602","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/giver-of-life-the-holy-spirit-in-orthodox-tradition-9781557256751","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}