ABSTRACT
The task of Christian apologetics is to make faith more intelligible and therefore less prone to the accusation that it is obscure, magical or bizarre. It cannot - nor should it attempt to - make faith more palatable but it can reduce the possibility of misunderstanding. The psychodynamic aspect of this complementarity is "introjection", a concept we have already begun to look at. In this chapter, focusing on a central, powerful doctrine of religious faith, the author has been critical of particular theologies, claims and interpretations, associated with the Spirit. The subject of the chapter is the concept and experience of the Holy Spirit in Christian faith. The purpose in citing revivalist religion is that whilst it is extreme and therefore not representative of religion as a whole, it colours the overall picture of what is presented as the nature, place and purpose of the Spirit.
