Sharp Faith - Sunday Theology Talks (Week 17)

Is the Holy Spirit Really God?

Sunday, September 17, 2023
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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. | Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom
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Handout

An on-demand video of this class is available above and on our YouTube channel.

Our Theologian in Residence, the Rev. Dr. Luigi Gioia, continues a year-long course to dive into all the main areas of theology: Faith, Scripture, Tradition, God, Christ, Salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, and the Church – always with an eye to their relevance for spirituality and for everyday life.

Do we really know what we mean when we say ‘God’? Most of the time to a Christian this word calls to mind the Father or Jesus, the Son of God. However, it is only when we think about the divinity of the Holy Spirit that we learn what ‘God’ really means. One of the ways in which Christian tradition and contemporary philosophy approaches this topic is by reflecting on the image of gift. In relation to the Trinity, there is a Giver, a Receiver, and a constantly exchanged Gift. The Holy Spirit is not just something given to us, but the presence of the Giver in us.

The Adult Education program at Saint Thomas Church offers sound Christian teaching presented with intellectual vigor, teaching that is grounded in Holy Scripture, mediated by the catholic tradition that is the inheritance of Anglicanism and set forth in the Book of Common Prayer. For more information about our theology program and to receive links for weekly Sunday Theology Talks, please contact Fr. Gioia.

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