Description
From back Cover.
Charism and Sacrament: A Theology of Christian Conversion is the attempt of a noted American Catholic theologian to synthesize the relationship between charismatic and sacramental worship. It is an exploratory essay in foundational theology. The author brings together American philosophers, who have reflected on human religious experience, and experiential theologies of Christian conversion. His view of Christian conversion is grounded in in a theology of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and in the Catholic doctrine on the sacraments. This work endows a theological reflection on the Charismatic Renewal with a complexity and depth that has rarely characterized existing literature on the movement.
Father Gelpi directs his message to “any Christians who is growing in a prayerful insight into the mind of Jesus or in the sense of a personal call to serve others in Jesus’ Name.” Charism and Sacrament will appeal especially to those involved in the Charimatic or Pentecostal movements, and to those desiring a more meaningful experience of their sacramental ministries. This also will be of special interest to those seeking fruitful ecumenical dialogue between “sacramental” and “charismatic” Churches.
