Download or read book Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church written by Ronald Kydd and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence and widespread acceptance of the validity of the charismatic experience has generated many questions. One of the foremost is, "What happened to the gifts of the Spirit after the New Testament period?" Dr. Ronald Kydd seeks to answer that question as he steps back into the first three centuries of the Christian church and explores the chronological journey of spiritual gifts. Through a thorough and careful study of the writings of the early church fathers. Dr. Kydd provides an objective, informative analysis and reaches thought-provoking conclusions. Quality scholarship communicated in a striking personal style makes this book enjoyable and challenging reading for the layperson, minister, student, and scholar. Book jacket.