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The aim of the present article is to analyse the way in which the main Christian traditions define the charismata, or the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As we shall see, the definitions provided by the Catholic, the Eastern Orthodox or the Reformed Theologies are very broad, while in Pentecostal theology charismata have a rather technical meaning. Finally, we will observe that a good clarification of the concepts in question could help the development of the interfaith theological dialogue, from the pneumatological point of view.

An attempt to define the charismata in the main Christian traditions

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An evaluation from a Pentecostal perspective

The aim of the present article is to analyse the way in which the main Christian traditions define the charismata, or the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As we shall...

An attempt to define the charismata in the main Christian traditions

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 230 - 242

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0017

Keywords
charismata, gifts, Holy Spirit, Orthodox, Catholic, Reformed, Pentecostal theology

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

An attempt to define the charismata in the main Christian traditions

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 230 - 242

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0017

Keywordscharismata, gifts, Holy Spirit, Orthodox, Catholic, Reformed, Pentecostal theology

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
charismata, gifts, Holy Spirit, Orthodox, Catholic, Reformed, Pentecostal theology