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Publisher: Fortress Press; 1st US - 1st Printing edition (March 1, 1993)
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Have you ever read a book that blew your mind?"The Powers" Trilogy by Walter Wink are three of the most challenging books I've read in a while. I'm not saying I agree with everything in them, but the concepts in these books are so "otherworldly" that it will take me some time to grasp and process what he says. For these reasons, all three books have a place on my "Burning Books" list.I have previously reviewed "Naming the Powers" in which Wink provides most of the exegetical and Scriptural data for his study.In the second volume, "Unmasking the Powers", he delves deep into explaining several of the key forces behind human existence, and how they govern our lives. The topics Wink discusses are not often taught about in churches or seminaries, and if a pastor were to teach some of what Wink believes, it is likely that he or she would get fired.Like what?Well, let me give you some examples. In his chapter on "Satan" he writes this:"We have so moralized [Satan] that we fail to see that the most satanic temptation of all is the temptation to become other than ourselves. When people try to be "good Christians"--what is that but Satan's crowning victory? For "being a good Christian" is always collectively defined by some denomination or strong religious personality or creed. One does not need to "live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" in order to be a "good Christian"; one need only be pliant, docile, and obedient" (p. 19).Or this:"[William Blake writes that] Every religion which preaches vengeance for sin is the religion of the Enemy and Avenger, and not the Forgiver of Sin, and their God is Satan, Named by the Divine Name. Blake is not talking about Satanism, but about Christian churches that behave satanically under the banner of Christ. To his criterion for discerning satanic "Christianity" we might add these: hostility toward those who are different; projecting evil on other who are then demonized; claiming doctrinal certitude; breeding psychic dependency, unconsciousness, stagnation, fear, guilt, or hatred; depicting God as a monster (as in ascribing the death of loved ones to God). Satanic Christianity can be rigidly legalistic or morally slack...but these are characteristics of much of what passes as Christianity" (p. 36).Try preaching that in your church and see how long you last.Quotes like this are found on nearly every page, and what Wink says will challenge everything you believe about the spiritual realm, not only about Satan, angels, and demons, but also about politics, government, science, and nature.The last half of the book was incredibly uncomfortable reading for me, as much of what Wink wrote seemed to border on spiritism, animism, polytheism, mysticism, and maybe even some Gnosticism. But I think that in the end, he was able to demonstrate that when Christianity moved away from such errors, we let the pendulum swing too far.The call of Walter Wink is for followers of Jesus to return to a proper and biblical understanding of the powers that are around us, in us, and through us, and which share creation with us. Only in this way can we truly worship God with all of creation.
Great book that will help anyone to better understand what's really happening spiritually around you.
Replacement
Walter continues his incredible work on how to recognize the all encompassing atmosphere we suffocate in...there is a lot of scholarly back up for what he says and it's worth it because his language skills (Greek etc.) completely changed how I will read scripture from now on...and how I will see systems. (This is Mary...I inherited this Kindle)
I learnt a lot. Much insight. One eternal God and reality, simultaneously within/without. Experience and relate and see and talk to God. forget debating experiences and getting lost in books.
An interesting angle on angels. Different from what we expected. I am reading it with a study group. It is heavy going and discussing it in a group helps us to understand the author's theories.
Wink seeks to recapture the integrity of speaking about “spiritual powers†in a materialistic world. If that is all his thesis is, he is more or less successful, albeit with some major problems. The reviewer faces a problem of a double-paradox. In terms of the larger scope--that there are invisible forces that aid or harm us--Wink is successful. In terms of narrower focus--exegesis of texts and historical reconstruction--Wink is interesting, if not always careful. However, when you combine the two visions his project falls apart.If I can summarize his view of angels/demons it goes something like this: they are personified moments of the Archetypes’ acting upon the human psyche. This isn’t necessarily wrong but it doesn’t always square with Wink’s analysis in other places. Some aspects of the Christian tradition did suspect that paganism’s gods and Plato’s “Forms†were probably similar to what we would call angels and demons (and it is important to keep in mind that Plato thought the Forms had causal power).His chapters on angels engage in a unique interpretation of Revelation. Wink suggests that aggelos in Revelation 2-3 refers not to a specific bishop, nor to what we normally call “angels,†but that the church in its totality refers to an angelic manifestation. There are some problems to this, but a case can be made for it. The “you†in these chapters is always singular, not plural. Further, if aggelos does refer to a messenger or bishop, then why does the term never refer to that afterwards?Wink suggests that “angel and people are the inner and outer aspects of the same reality†(72). Bizarrely enough, the angel is held accountable for the church’s action. This allows Wink to acknowledge that each church has a “spirit†that manifests the collective subconscious of the church. All psycho-jargon aside, there might be something to this. Anyone who has dealt with church problems can usually sense the “spirit of the church in the air.â€The angel can only be confronted by Christ via a human, prophetic intermediary. God does this, rather than speaking directly to the corporate angels, because, as Wink suggests, heaven is the realm of transcendence latent within human possibility (81). Okay, that’s just silly but he does capture an important truth: heaven is not “up there,†but rather that which is beyond the veil.Criticisms and Problems~Wink acknowledges the reality of “guest spirits†via occult paraphernalia (58). However, he defines demonic possession as “an estrangement from one’s self as imago Dei and full social being†(59). The problem with this definition is that it doesn’t make sense of his previous acknowledged “guest spirits.†Further, he admits that “outer personal demons do possess knowledge beyond that of their hosts, albeit a meager knowledge.†Very true, but it doesn’t fit with his definition of demonic activity.He speaks of “this primordial power of evil†(25) as opposed to a Satan-personality (not sure why they are mutually exclusive?) yet this raises the question: from where (whom?) did this primordial power of evil originate? He wrestles with this very question (27ff), even coming across various insights and questions (e.g., does Satan gain access by our neuroses? Washington and Moscow are actually on the same side), yet dodges any real answer.~Is he saying that the fragmentary nature of evil (i.e., the Satan, if you will) is what prevents our realizing self-transcendence (30)? What is this but Gnosticism?~He defends paganism (24, 36). Seriously, I am not kidding. Perhaps he is saying we shouldn’t demonize (oops!) the Other. Fair enough, but has he done research on Moloch worship?~He engages in emotional blackmail (182 n94). He tells the story of a woman who grew up Roman Catholic, wanted to become a priest but denied access. She got angry, became a prostitute, and joined the church of Satan (later she was redeemed). A sad story, to be sure, but what conclusion does he want us to draw?~Wink engages in inflammatory rhetoric, as in Spanish “thugs†(74). Mind you, I have no love for colonial Roman Catholicism, but this seems more like “sneaking in a cheap shot.â€~He pushes his own agenda. Either a church is “self-engrossed or engaged in social justice†(76), which usually means the Democratic National Convention.~Advocates a one-world government (102). This follows upon a particularly astute discussion of nationalism and how nations are biblical. Not sure how his two theses mesh.ConclusionHe regularly engages with fresh insights and interesting exegesis. Unfortunately, it is marred by a polemical and deeply political tone reminiscent of his era.
Volume 2 of "The Powers Trilogy," UNMASKING THE POWERS is one of the most powerful and incisive treatments of the evils which afflict our society and our church that I have ever read. With wisdom, scholarship, and evangelical zeal, Walter Wink deals with the many ways that the powers of evil infiltrate our lives. This book is a must for anyone who would understand the seductive and destructive aspects of evil which are so much a part of human life. It provides not only methods by which the influence of evil can be unmasked, but also hints of how that influence can be counteracted. -- Morton Kelsey (from the back cover of the book)
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