Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church

The emergence and widespread acceptance of the validity of the charismatic experience has generated many questions. One of the foremost is, "e;What happened to the gifts of the Spirit after the New Testament period?"e; Dr. Ronald Kydd's careful probe seeks to answer that question.After 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. "e;What emerges from a study of the sources is a picture of a Church which is strongly charismatic until around A.D. 200."e;Quality scholarship communicated in a striking personal style makes this book enjoyable and challenging for the layperson, minister, student, and scholar.