This guide provides students in the Spirit Empowered Living class with a list of recommended resources for the Holy Spirit Research Paper assignment. Resources for each section will be separated, but many of the resources will overlap.

Where can I find these books? You can find books on the Holy Spirit in several locations in the Library.

• J.D. McKean Library Holy Spirit Resource Center (PEN) collection (3rd floor ) - A large collection of books on the Holy Spirit located in the Center for Spirit-Empowered Research. These books cannot be checked out , but are available for you to use during open hours. View opens new windowCenter for Spirit-Empowered Research hours.
• J.D. McKean Library Books, Main Collection (1st floor) - Thousands of books on the Holy Spirit in the BT call number section. These books can be checked out.
• Holy Spirit Reserve (1st floor) - A select number of books kept at the Library Service Desk that can be checked out for 4 hours.

When you search the library catalog, note the location.
For example, the library catalog record below shows the book is located in two places: 

• the Holy Spirit Resource Center (PEN) collection on the third floor in the Center for Spirit-Empowered Research and
• in the main area of the library. The book in the main which is checked out and not due back in the library until 12-01-24.
  
  

Below is a list of selected books that are recommended for you. Again, there are many others that are available in the BT section in both the Main collection and the Holy Spirit Resource Center. To search for others, click on the catalog link below or go the opens new window Library Home Page.

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Here are some recommended books that look at who is the Holy Spirit. Some are more theological than others, but any of these (and many more) are good for this part of your assignment. Again, there are many others that are available in the BT section in both the Main collection and the Holy Spirit Research Center.

The HS in the Life of a Person in History

This part of the assignment is more complicated. There is no single book to help you if you do not already have a person in mind. Because of this, the best approach is to already have someone from history in mind and search the Library catalog to find resources on that person. If you don't know who you want to pick, below are a couple resources that could be of help to you. They will be displayed in the HSRC for you to use.

A great way to search the catalog would be to enter into the Keyword search box "biography AND spirit". A number of biographies will come up that you could choose from. Remember, there will be some people who did not write about the work of the Holy Spirit in their life. So it may take some searching of our catalog to find out.

Another great source for short biographies of significant figures in the Spirit-empowered movement is opens new windowHealing and Revival website. While this would not be a good source to use for your paper citations, it has a wonderful list of individuals from which you could select someone you would like to study.