The Holy Spirit in the fathers of the church

The proceedings of the seventh international patristic conference, Maynooth

D. Vincent Twomey & Janet E. Rutherford, editors

The richness and expertise of the studies contained in this volume … one is immediately struck by the variety of topics explored, a fact which in no way leads to shallowness of insight. Instead, each of the papers is richly researched and well documented with generous footnotes … quite often new perspectives are offered on familiar narratives, while many of the Fathers who receive less attention are given some welcome publicity in these papers', Declan Lawell, Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society (2010).

‘These papers explore the teachings of writers from both east and west on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit … This volume maintains a consistent quality often absent in collected essays and deserves a place in the bibliography of standard works on the Holy Spirit', Everett Ferguson, Journal of Ecclesiastical History (July 2011).

‘The stimulating essays in this anthology were first presented at the Seventh International Patristics Conference held in Maynooth … The present collection is eclectic, as is evidenced by the fact that the essays are arranged not thematically but chronologically, and the period of time covered spans the second century to the twentieth … several of the articles present genuinely groundbreaking research … The devotional earnestness and ecumenical fervour with which the authors of these essays write is inspiring, and the anthology presents a vision of patristic studies as a source of spiritual revitalization. The volume would be refreshing reading for researchers and advanced students in ancient Christian history or systematic theology', Jonathan J. Armstrong, Journal of Theological Studies (October 2011).