Does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit encompass a person's body, soul and spirit? The Bible affirms in more than one place that the Holy Spirit indwells the believer.  


  Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,  1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV


A prominent understanding of mankind is that we have a body, soul and spirit.  So, my question is to understand in what sense does the Holy Spirit indwell the believer.  Is it in all three aspects?  The body, soul and spirit?  Or is it just perhaps the soul and spirit or just the spirit?

The body still seems to be under the curse at this point, since it will die, yet the verse immediately after the one above uses the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as an exhortation for the believer to glorify God with his or her body.

I understand that this question should be targeted to a specific tradition.  I am most interested in an evangelical perspective.  I don't even know, though, if this has ever been addressed in the Catholic or Orthodox traditions.  If so, perhaps a separate question targeted at those traditions would be appropriate.
Tripartite? Sometimes.

Scripture does imply a "body, soul, and spirit" (3 parts) in some places. However, in other places it's "heart, soul, mind, and strength" (4 parts). In other places it is simply "body and soul" or "body and spirit" (2 parts), though "spirit and soul" are distinguished in other places. Of course there are also many places that simply refer to the man as a single entity.

The key of course is context. What is the author talking about in the passage you're examining? Here are a few passages that may help you along in your study:

Relationship between the Holy Spirit and...

Body - as you noticed, your body is a "temple" of the Holy Spirit. This is similar to the picture we have of our bodies being a "tent" or "dwelling" for us (i.e. our non-physical self.)

Mind - The Scriptures seem to exhort believers to "set their minds on the Spirit." (I'm thinking here about Romans 8:5-6 and 1 Cor. 14:14-15.) This leads me to believe the mind is perhaps the "attention" of the person, and not a location where the Spirit dwells.

Soul - In Luke 2:35 it would seem that the soul is where the "thoughts of the heart" are found.

Spirit - Romans 8:16 seems to paint a picture of the Spirit at work alongside our spirit, rather than "from within."

...again, it is crucial to study each passage carefully and determine what the author is trying to communicate, but hopefully I have given you enough material to help you study and explore the topic more for yourself.