The nature and role of the Holy Spirit is a subject that has intrigued, mystified, and divided Christians for centuries. Drawing from biblical references and personal experience, Krister Stendahl depicts this member of the Trinity as the driving force, the creative energy, and the animating breath of the whole creation. Energy for Life offers a rare perspective on how the Holy Spirit is able to draw together humanity, in its rich diversity, in order to resolve such complicated issues as divisions in the church, the preservation of the beauty of creation, and the meaning of human existence in the imago Dei, the image of God.