McCall Come Creator Spirit Review
I found much value in noting that the Spirit of God manifests itself differently according to the sex of the object that it inhabits. In either sex, however, the end result is intimacy with God, though it is shown in different manners. This intimacy with God, enabled by the Spirit, should comfort me, a single poor white boy, for it is the answer to loneliness (17). Being an unfulfilled and discontent man, I am further gladdened that the Spirit dissolves, dismisses, and disputes restlessness. I found much value as well in the presentation of the Spirit as the ‘wind’ (rauh) that blows through the strings on a harp, making melodic music thereby (I wish I could remember where this metaphor first derived; can anyone help me?). I especially enjoyed the chapter regarding the Spirit as Creator (2). St. Augustine was adamant regarding the Creator status of the Spirit, which assuredly gives me some avenues for further research regarding my potential Dissertation topic in the ensuing years (i.e. Information in Biology, and the Spirit of God). I found the assertion that the Spirit recreates what the Spirit has already created to be somewhat complicated to my comprehension (perhaps someone may elucidate this concept for me further?). The 2nd Vatican Council affirmed that the Spirit of God was present in the evolution of Social order (31), but I question if it likewise affirms if the Spirit (and if so, to what degree?) it is present within the evolution of the physical order of the universe? I found the statement, pg. 30, that the Spirit was before Christ, in Christ, and after Christ to be illustrative of the Trinitarian concept that we are seeking to evaluate. St. Basil, pg.33, gives me food for thought regarding my potential Dissertation as well, in saying that the Father principally causes all things, the Son is the efficient cause of all things, and the Spirit is the ‘perfecting’ cause of all things. So then, the Spirit moves all things from chaos to cosmos (i.e. order), in both yesteryears as well as today. This should not surprise me, for what else should one expect from “God’s Right Hand”?