Drawing from a rich array of ancient and contemporary sources, Emilio Alvarez takes us on a brief and fascinating journey through various meanings and expressions of Pentecost. Readers will gain a fresh appreciation for this season of the church year.

Emilio Alvarez’s gifting as a thoughtful scholar and caring pastoral practitioner is on full display in his work Pentecost. Alvarez was created to craft this book. His deep love and passion for the church are evident throughout the text. Alvarez’s study is historically rich, theologically sound, ecumenically inclusive, and prophetically challenging all at the same time. Alvarez helps us to look back, within, and forward in a pilgrimage toward Pentecost.

This volume offers a brilliant reflection on the meaning of the great feast of Pentecost. Alvarez masterfully weaves biblical and historical references to help readers see the powerful light that this feast brings to the world, namely the light of God’s manifest presence. Moreover, Alvarez’s anointed and beautiful writing creates a hunger for more of the divine light.