Changing Holy Spirit’s gender

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In the Old Testament, pronouns referring to The Spirit (ruah) are feminine. In the New Testament, pronouns referring to The Holy Spirit (pneuma) are neuter. Making The Holy Spirit male as Karl Landis does in his otherwise incisive and helpful “Free to be Different” (Jan. 8), has wide implications.

Associated Issue: Mennonite but not Anabaptist - Jan. 8, 2008

Associated Article: Free to be different

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