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What is Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Tradition (Paraclete Guide) about?

**__Presents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive.__** Delving deep and subtly into Orthodox tradition and theology, **__Giver of Life__** 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.” Reflecting on the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Church, to the world, and to the human person, **__Giver of Life__** 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. <

Who reads Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Tradition (Paraclete Guide)?

Author

Fr. John W. Oliver

Publisher

Paraclete Press, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781557256560

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, Religion, Christianity

Rating

4.33 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14