What Are Spiritual Gifts?: Rethinking the Conventional View

Kenneth Berding

Kregel Publications, 2006 - Religion - 368 pages

Many Christians have tried to discover their spiritual gifts only to find the process frustrating and complicated. Rarely in our search do we actually ask what should be our central question: What are spiritual gifts? Kenneth Berding believes we have misunderstood spiritual gifts, which has led to a misguided search. His convincing and readable study suggests that the Holy Spirit does not give special abilities (the conventional view), but rather calls us and places us into various ministries to build up and strengthen the body of Christ. - Back cover.

About the author

Kenneth Berding (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, La Mirada, California. He is the author of Polycarp and Paul (Brill) and has extensive ministry experience both overseas and in the local church.

Bibliographic information

• Title: What Are Spiritual Gifts?: Rethinking the Conventional View
• Author: Kenneth Berding
• Editor: Kenneth Berding
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: Kregel Publications, 2006
• ISBN: 0825421241, 9780825421242
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Living / General; Religion / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth; Religion / Christian Theology / Soteriology; Religion / General; Religion / Spirituality