In a time of polarization and attempts to eliminate diversity, what could be more important for ecclesiology than to think through how diversity and recognition belong together and contribute to shaping a church that manifests an alternative reality? This book offers resources for this critical task by investigating classical and contemporary resources, showing how a contemporary theology of the Spirit opens up a new vision of the Church.

Jan-Olav Henriksen, Professor of Systematic Theology, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway, and author of Desire, Gift, and Recognition: Christology and Postmodern Philosophy

In our time of increasing tensions and polarization, the need for respect and appreciation of other persons and groups is of paramount importance. Kathryn L. Reinhard argues that the theory of recognition offers ways to live together in a plural world. She shows how the event of intersubjective recognition is deeply rooted in the Christian faith and can be embraced with an ecclesially sensitive account of the Holy Spirit.

Risto Saarinen, Professor of Ecumenics, University of Helsinki, Finland

In the bleak ecumenical winter, Kathryn Reinhard marshals fresh resources for renewed hope. Grounded in unexpected resources, the oft-forgotten Holy Spirit and Augustin's much-maligned pneumatology, her learned account of recognition bids us to recognize each other, in all our differences, as bound together by the Spirit of the Father-loving Son. Nowhere could be more secure, but nowhere could be more full of surprises, since the Spirit blows where she wills.

Eugene R. Schlesinger, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University, US

In Recognizing the Spirit, Kathryn L. Reinhard offers a groundbreaking contribution to the growing body of literature on ecumenical stock-taking in this period following the decline of the bilateral dialogues. Drawing from sources both classical and modern, she makes a compelling case that the reintegration of ecclesiology and pneumatology can help historically-divided churches overcome longstanding doctrinal impasses. Reinhard points a promising way forward for ecumenical theology and practice.

R. David Nelson, Director, Baylor University Press, US