Fruit Of The Spirit

When Saint Paul writes about the â??Fruit of the Spiritâ?? in his Letter to the Galatians, what does he really mean? What are we to make of the list Paul provides (and that others have elaborated on over the centuries)? Spiritual writer Michael H. Crosby argues that by exploring Paulâ??s understanding of the Spiritâ??s fruit, we can envision a â??mystical theologyâ?? that would transcend the divide between â??episcopal nomistsâ?? who think the church can simply be equated with the bishops, and the many disaffected Catholics of the past 30 years who found little in institutional Catholicism that gave them joy or hope. Using insights from biology, neuroscience, scripture, and literature, Crosby also includes suggestions for spiritual practices to help the reader achieve the graces of the Fruit of the Spirit.

Crosby, Michael H.