Dove of the Holy Spirit, by Bernini, stained glass, (ca. 1660), St. Peter's Bascilica, Vatican. Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Pneumatology is the branch of Christian systematic theology that deals with the Holy Spirit. It is a topic that comes up in many Theology classes at Duquesne. This page was designed to get researchers quickly to background information, books, and journal articles accessible through the Gumberg Library on pneumatological topics.
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"God (Holy Spirit)," New Catholic Encyclopedia
"Spirit of God," New Catholic Encyclopedia
"Holy Spirit," New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
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The Library of Congress Subject Headings do not use the term "Pneumatology." Instead, they use "Holy Spirit" as their way of refering to that concept.
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