SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION

The Age of the Spirit: How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy Is Shaping the Church

by Phyllis Tickle
with Jon M. Sweeney. Baker. 2014. 192p. notes. index. ISBN 9780801014802. $19.99. REL
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Tickle (founding editor, Publishers Weekly religion dept.; The Great Emergence) and Sweeney (editor in chief, Paraclete; The Pope Who Quit) have undertaken a challenging task: a recounting of the history of the cult of the Holy Spirit and how its repercussions have led to division, cultural misunderstanding, and even bloodshed. Yet all is not lost; Tickle and Sweeney seem hopeful that some new age is about to arrive, ushered in by the Spirit, that will sweep away institutions and creeds.
VERDICT Even those less confident that what we see is an Emergent Church rather than ceaseless change will be swept along by the deft account of the shifts in doctrine and the characters who drove it. For thoughtful church groups and divinity schools.
Reviewed by Graham Christian , Feb 15, 2014
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