Holy Spirit (Christian denominational variations)

Fresco of the Pentecostal dove (representing the Holy Spirit) at the Karlskirche in Vienna, Austria

The different Denominations of Christianity have variations in their teachings regarding the Holy Spirit.

A well-known example is the Filioque controversy, the debates centering on whether the Nicene Creed should state that the Spirit "proceeds from the Father" and then have a stop, as the creed was initially adopted in Greek (and followed thereafter by the Eastern Church), or should say "from the Father and the Son" as was later adopted in Latin and followed by the Western Church, "filioque" being "and the Son" in Latin.[1]

The majority of mainstream Protestantism hold similar views on the theology of the Holy Spirit as the Roman Catholic Church, but there are significant differences in belief between Pentecostalism and the rest of Protestantism.[2][3][4] The Charismatic Movement within mainstream Christian Churches has a focus on the "gifts of the Spirit", but differ from Pentecostal movements.[5]

Non-trinitarian Christian views about the Holy Spirit differ significantly from mainstream Christian doctrine.

  1. ^ The Holy Spirit: Classic and Contemporary Readings by Eugene F. Rogers Jr. (May 19, 2009) Wiley ISBN 1405136235 page 81
  2. ^ Millard J. Erickson (1992). Introducing Christian Doctrine. Baker Book House. p. 103.
  3. ^ David Watson (1973). One in the Spirit. Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 39–64.
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Protestantism by J. Gordon Melton 2008 ISBN 0816077460 page 69
  5. ^ Encyclopedia of Protestantism by J. Gordon Melton 2008 ISBN 0816077460 page 134