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In The Holy Spirit as Space for the Living, George Evans recognizes the significance of the Spirit in pneumatology within the New Testament, emphasizing the Spirit's indwelling presence as a person. However, Evans notes that the functional aspect of the Spirit as the presence of God is often overlooked. The Spirit not only gives life (ruah) but also creates space for individuals to live and thrive. This spatial understanding suggests that the Spirit constructs a unique space for born-again believers to inhabit, leading to self-awareness and a transformed lifeworld. Evans adopts a spatial hermeneutic, drawing inspiration from Jesus's encounter with Nicodemus, to explore different spatial productions and their connection to the experience of being reborn within the space of the Spirit. Through this approach, he develops a concept of Christian spatiality that expands our theological understanding and highlights space as a construct shaped by the Spirit. By considering the role of the Spirit in creating and shaping our lived experience, Evans unveils a deeper understanding of the transformative power of the Spirit and its impact on our spiritual journey.

Der Band untersucht, welches Verständnis des Heiligen Geistes aus den zentralen multilateralen Texten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen unter Einbeziehung des pentekostalen Ansatzes in den ökumenischen Diskurs resultiert. Im theologischen Vergleich wird reflektiert, welche Aspekte der Lehre über den Heiligen Geist aus der pentekostalen theologischen Tradition den ökumenischen multilateralen Diskurs erweitern können. Wie kann ihr besonderes Verständnis des Heiligen Geistes unverkennbar und gleichzeitig gewinnbringend für den ökumenischen multilateralen Diskurs dargestellt werden? Umgekehrt wird gezeigt, in welcher Gestalt die Pentekostalen ihre Vorstellung vom Heiligen Geist anhand der Begegnung mit dem ökumenischen multilateralen Diskurs neu ausdrücken können. The pentecostal openness to the presence of the Holy Spirit can be understood in terms of the analogy with the Trinitarian personhood as a mode of the individual participation in the life of the Triune God. This links the pentecostal understanding of the Holy Spirit with the koinonia-ecclesiology of the ecumenical multilateral dialogue. The current understanding of the ecumenical koinonia-ecclesiology is modelled by the life of the Trinity and formed by the sacramental participation of the church in the life of the Triune God. In this way, Pentecostalism can find its access to the eucharistic-sacramental understanding of unity of the church. Conversely, this is also enriching for the multilateral ecumenical koinonia-discourse. The participation in the koinonia with the Triune God includes not only the dimension of the eucharistic fellowship, but also the dimension of the direct personal orientation of Christians toward the presence of the Holy Spirit.