The Powers / Walter Wink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wink, Walter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Collected works.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Powers (Christian theology)--Biblical teaching--Collected works.

Powers (Christian theology).

Powers (Christian theology)--Biblical teaching.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Fortress, c1984-

Summary:

Angels, Spirits, principalities, powers, gods, Satan--these, along with all other spiritual realities, are the unmentionables of our culture. The dominant materialistic worldview has absolutely no place for them. ... [But] materialism itself is terminably ill, and, let us hope, in process of replacement by a worldview capable of honoring the lasting values of modern science without succumbing to reductionism. ... [Therefore] we find ourselves returning to the ancient traditions, searching for wisdom wherever it may be found. We do not capitulate to the past and its superstitions, but bring all the gifts our race has acquired along the way as aids in recovering the lost language of our souls. ... In Naming the Powers I developed the thesis ... that the New Testament's principalities and powers" is a generic category referring to the determining forces of physical, psychic, and social existence. ... In the present volume we will be focusing on just seven of the Powers mentioned in Scripture. Their selection out of all the others dealt with in Naming the Powers is partly arbitrary: they happen to be ones about which I felt I had something to say. But they are also representative, and open the way to comprehending the rest. They are: Satan, demons, angels of churches, angels of nations, gods, elements, and angels of nature."

Contents:

v.1. Naming the powers.

v.2. Unmasking the powers.

v.3. Engaging the powers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

080061786X

OCLC:

10752664