The Church of the Holy Spirit

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The Church of the Holy Spirit Father Nicholas Afanasiev, Easter liturgy, St. Sergius Institute chapel, Paris, circa 1965. Courtesy of Anatole Afanasiev. The Church of the Holy Spirit Nicholas Afanasiev Translated by Vitaly Permiakov Edited with an introduction by Michael Plekon Foreword by Rowan Williams University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana Copyright © 2007 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Wendy McMillen Set in 10.1/13.5 Nicholas (Shinn Type Foundry) by BookComp, Inc. Printed on 60# Joy White, 30% PCR paper in the U.S.A. by Thomson-Shore, Inc. English Language Edition Copyright © 2007 University of Notre Dame Translated by Vitaly Permiakov from the Russian edition, Tserkov Dukha Sviatogo by Fr. Nikolai Afanasiev, published by YMCA Press, Paris, 1971, © YMCA Press. The English language edition is published with permission of YMCA Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-n-Publication Data Afanasíev, Nikolai. [Tserkov Dukha Sviatogo. English] The Church of the Holy Spirit / Nicholas Afanasiev ; translated by Vitaly Permiakov ; edited with an introduction by Michael Plekon ; foreword by Rowan Williams. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-02030-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-02030-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Theology, Doctrinal I. Plekon, Michael, 1948– II. Title. BT75.3.A3313 2007 230′.19—dc22 2007033425 This book is printed on recycled paper. ...