Unmasking the Powers (Powers, Vol 2)

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