The Great Unknown: The Holy Spirit and His Gifts

by Antonio Royo Marín

During his first visit to Athens, St. Paul found the streets and squares of the city filled with innumerable stone idols-images that had prompt ed Petronius to comment in a now famous satirical remark that "The gods walk abroad so commonly in our streets that it is easier to meet a god than a man." St. Paul's attention was attracted to an altar with the "To the unknown God." That altar provided an opportunity for his mag nificent speech in the "What therefore you worship, without knowing it, that I preach to you" (Acts 17:23).Later, during a return visit to the city of Ephesus, the great Apostle found some disciples who had already embraced the Christian faith. "Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?" he asked them. "But they said to We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost" (Acts 19:1-2).Incredible as it might seem after twenty centuries of Christianity, were St. Paul to ask the same question of a great many Christians today

240 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2023

About the author

Antonio Royo Marín, O. P., is a Spanish Dominican priest, preacher, and theologian.

He is professor of spiritual theology at the University of Salamanca and founder of the Preachers' Institute of the Pontifical Faculty.

Reviews

[Mary Kate Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 // this mainly gets such a low rating because it does not match the description on the back of the book. The back of the book makes it sound like this will be an easy to read, introduction or re-introduce into living in the life of the Holy Spirit. “Met your best friend, comforter, and advocate on the road to salvation” is the first line on the back.

What this book really is, is a very detailed theological and philosophical study on the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I would not say it’s a good intro book or even light spiritual reading to aid your prayer life. The final chapter was really good and practical and beautiful and that’s honestly the only thing that gave it 3.5 instead of just a 3.

I found it overall repetitive and overly scholarly for my taste and for what it was advertised as.