The Left Hand of God: A Biography of the Holy Spirit

by Adolf Holl

Book Overview

Adolf Holl's divine biography examines the life of the Holy Spirit in the context of the history of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Interweaving scholarship with religion, myth, and culture, Holl expertly traces the influence of the Holy Spirit on men and women from all walks of life, down the centuries. The result is quite unlike anything written before.

The Jews recognized the Holy Spirit as the breath of God. He motivated a few Galilean fishermen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385492855
• ISBN13: 9780385492850
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Reads Like "Air in Movement"

A lucky used-book store find. One of my favorite books. This biography of the Holy Spirit is a highly entertaining study of people in the west possessed with the Holy Spirit. Holl offers an obscure history with much involvement by women in Christianity. Holl takes on a topic as easy to grasp as the wind. His words fly by as we move through a history not in the mainstream of Western Christianity.

Over the Face of the Waters

Holl's brilliantly written masterpiece surveys the history of those who were convinced they were inspired directly by God, only to clash with established religion. Holl looks at Gnostics, Cathars, renegade militant Anabaptists, and Pentecostals, all with superbly readable wit and touches of dry humor. This book is a golden example of theology that is fun bedtime reading as well. Interested in getting in touch with the heretics of history? There's no better selected guide.