The rapid growth of the charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church has
brought with it both controversy and confusion, and it has raised a
number of important theological questions. Is it an authentic renewal
movement? Exactly what is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? How should we
understand the gift of tongues? What is prophecy? Does God really heal
by supernatural means? One by one, Francis Sullivan takes up these
controversial points in one of the most thorough theological
investigations yet undertaken into the Catholic charismatic renewal.
'Charisms and Charismatic Renewal' is a scholarly analysis of this
dynamic renewal movement for those who want to know more about its
history, its theological and scriptural bases, its present impact on the
church, and its probable future course.