The Holy Spirit and Public Life

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Sex-trafficking, intimate partner violence, and whiteness as theological issues in the contemporary public square? If this has caught your attention, then you want to read what a major white Anglican charismatic practical theologian has to say about these topics while engaging with important New Testament passages! -- Amos Yong, Fuller Theological Seminary Mark J. Cartledge's construction of a pneumatological ecclesiology of public life offers a useful road map for navigating key intersections of biblical interpretation, theological engagement, and Christian public witness. He envisions the empowerment of Christian churches to operate as communities of prophetic thought and action with an impact on a range of urgent social concerns, including poverty, race, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking. Anyone who brings Pentecostal sensibilities to the vocation of faith-based social engagement will find inspiration in this book. -- Cheryl J. Sanders, Howard University The Holy Spirit and Public Life offers a masterful analysis of the intersections between pneumatology and public theology as well as contemporary Christianity and 'secular' society. Examining issues from race to domestic violence with compassion as well as critical rigour, Mark J. Cartledge, one of the UK's leading authorities on the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement, skilfully anchors his argument in both the biblical text and insight and empirical data from the contemporary world. His deep appreciation of the many ways in which the Christian faith inspires and empowers transformative social engagement will motivate and mould the rising commitment among Pentecostals and Charismatics to live the gospel in the public square, in the power of the Spirit. -- Andrew Davies, University of Birmingham