
In our fast-paced secular world, God and theology are second-class citizens. Money, politics, sports, and science seem better suited to the hard realities of our world. As the church steeple has been eclipsed by the skyscraper as the centerpiece of the urban landscape, so has the divine realm been set aside in favor of more immediate human experience. One sad consequence of this shift is the los...
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Doubleday (April 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780385487528
ISBN-13: 978-0385487528
ASIN: 0385487525
Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 87187
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Thought provoking and insightful study of how we came to be in the mess we are in theologically and politically. Had he lived, Prof. Wink would have a few choice words for us now as we deal with this unprecedented presidential election in 2016. Her...
ual and theological bearings, most clearly evident in our inability to understand or speak about such things. If the old way of viewing the universe no longer works, something else has to replace it.The Powers That Be reclaims the divine realm as central to human existence by offering new ways of understanding our world in theological terms. Walter Wink reformulates ancient concepts, such as God and the devil, heaven and hell, angels and demons, principalities and powers, in light of our modern experience. He helps us see heaven and hell, sin and salvation, and the powers that shape our lives as tangible parts of our day-to-day experience, rather than as mysterious phantoms. Based on his reading of the Bible and analysis of the world around him, Wink creates a whole new language for talking about and to God. Equipped with this fresh world view, we can embark on a new relationship with God and our world into the next millennium.From the Hardcover edition.