Grace : the gift of the Holy Spirit / David Coffey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coffey, David (David Michael)

Series:

Marquette studies in theology ; #73.

Marquette studies in theology ; no. 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holy Spirit.

Grace (Theology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, Wisc. : Marquette University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a new, that is, corrected and updated, edition of a book first published in 1979. It has been recast in inclusive language. As a systematic treatment of the theology of grace, it concentrates on what may be termed the key question in this branch of theology, the person of Jesus as the arena where the full drama of the interaction of God and humanity is played out. The book breaks new ground in that it attacks the long-standing dichotomy between the Incarnation and grace, and offers a new principle of synthesisation. This principle is that the Holy Spirit is Spirit of Sonship primarily for Jesus himself, so that it is the creative outpouring of the Spirit on him by the Father that brings about the Incarnation. The Spirit is seen as the Spirit of filiation for others only in function of his role in relation to Jesus. A more profound interpretation of the patristic expression ""sons and daughters in the Son"" emerges from this study. While the book is situated in the Catholic tradition, its ecumenical implications are manifold.

Contents:

""Front cover""; ""Grace The Gift of the Holy Spirit (half title)""; ""Grace the Gift of the Holy Spirit by David Coffey (title page)""; ""© 2011 Marquette University Press (copyright page)""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Epigraph “The true aim of our Christian life is to acquire the Holy Spirit of God.� St. Seraphim of Sarov, Conversation with Nicholas Motovilov""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Theology of the Trinity: The Procession Model and the Return Model""; ""1 Some Trinitarian Principles""; ""2 The Procession Model and the Return Model""

""3 Assessment of the Trinitarian Theology of MuÌ?hlen and Rahner""""Part II Theology of the Incarnation and Grace in the Light of the Procession Model""; ""4 Assessment of Scholasticism and Personalism""; ""5 Incarnation and Grace as the Self-Communication of God""; ""6 Divine Filiation and Faith""; ""Part III Theology of the Incarnation and Grace in the Light of the Return Model 1. The Anointing of Jesus with the Holy Spirit""; ""7 Assessment of the Anointing Theology of Scheeben and MuÌ?hlen""; ""8 The Anointing of Jesus""

""Part IV Theology of the Incarnation and Grace in the Light of the Return Model 2. The Sending of the Holy Spirit to Human Beings""""9 The Sending of the Holy Spirit and the Return Model""; ""10 The Sending of the Holy Spirit""; ""11 The Range of Sacraments of Grace""; ""12 The Eucharist: Principal Sacrament of Grace""; ""Part V Further Questions of the Theology of Grace""; ""13 Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom""; ""14 Grace and Human Striving""; ""15 Justification, Sanctification and Glorification""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""General Index""; ""Back cover""

Notes:

New, revised, and updated version of the edition originally published in 1979 by the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[313]-319) and index.

ISBN:

0-87462-788-5

OCLC:

797816410