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The topic of spiritual warfare is an issue of ongoing interest in a number of sectors of the contemporary church. This four-view work brings together leading theologians and ministry leaders to present major views on spiritual warfare in dialogical fashion--all authors present their views and then respond to each of the other views. Contributors include:• Walter Wink with Gareth Higgins and Michael Hardin• David Powlison• Gregory Boyd• C. Peter Wagner and Rebecca GreenwoodThis volume provides a balanced, irenic approach to a much-discussed and often controversial topic. Offering a model of critical thinking and respectful dialogue, it highlights the differences between contributors, discusses a full range of important topics on the subject, and deploys biblical as well as theological arguments.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 décembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441240132
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 2012 by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy
Published by Baker Academic
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Dedicated to Albert C. Bender and Judie O’Brien
Dedicated to Uncle Al, who is the definition of a “lifelong learner.” Thank you for years of wise counsel and stimulating conversations. Jim
Dedicated to my aunt, Judie O’Brien. Your love and encouragement mean more to me than you’ll ever know. You are to me “the aunt than which none greater can be conceived”! Thank you, Auntie. Paul
Contents
Cover i
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Dedication v
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction, by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy 1
1. The World Systems Model, by Walter Wink, edited by Gareth Higgins 47
Response by David Powlison 72
Response by Gregory Boyd 78
Response by C. Peter Wagner and Rebecca Greenwood 84
2. The Classical Model, by David Powlison 89
Response by Walter Wink and Michael Hardin 112
Response by Gregory Boyd 117
Response by C. Peter Wagner and Rebecca Greenwood 123
3. The Ground-Level Deliverance Model, by Gregory Boyd 129
Response by Walter Wink and Michael Hardin 158
Response by David Powlison 163
Response by C. Peter Wagner and Rebecca Greenwood 169
4. The Strategic-Level Deliverance Model, by C. Peter Wagner and Rebecca Greenwood 173
Response by Walter Wink and Michael Hardin 199
Response by David Powlison 204
Response by Gregory Boyd 210
Notes 215
Contributors 217
Index of Authors and Subjects 220
Index of Scripture 228
Back Cover 240
Acknowledgments
T he list of people that have helped us bring this book to completion is long. We are thankful for the excellent work, patience, and flexibility of our contributors Greg Boyd, David Powlison, Walter Wink, Peter Wagner, and Rebecca Greenwood. During the final stage of the editorial process, we learned with great sadness of Walter’s passing. It is a high honor for us to have partnered with Walter on one of his final writing projects. We are also very thankful to Gareth Higgins and Michael Hardin for helping Walter bring his voice to this conversation during a period of failing health. Gareth edited Walter’s initial essay and Michael coauthored the responses with Walter. We are also thankful for the work and encouragement of our publisher at Baker Academic, Bob Hosack, and to Bethel University for supporting this work in a variety of ways, including providing Paul with a sabbatical in the spring of 2011. In addition, Jim’s teacher’s assistant, Zac Bush, read portions of the manuscript and offered helpful suggestions. As always, our families have been an invaluable source of support for all of our endeavors, academic and otherwise. Words are insufficient to convey our appreciation. Finally, we would like to dedicate this book to Albert C. Bender (Jim’s uncle) and Judie O’Brien (Paul’s aunt). Thank you for your encouragement and love.
Introduction
Introducing Spiritual Warfare: A Survey of Key Issues and Debates
Paul Rhodes Eddy and James K. Beilby
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:10–12 NRSV).
These words of the apostle Paul have echoed down the corridors of church history. For two millennia, they have inspired Christians toward courageous living, wise discernment, engaging prayer, and bold action. They have also served as one of the common sites of exegetical skirmish in a long-running intra-Christian dialogue and debate about the nature and extent, the biblical and theological moorings, and the rational, experiential, and practical implications of what has come to be known simply as “spiritual warfare.”
Some issues of interest and dialogue within the church have their day in the sun and then, for all practical purposes, disappear. Others, however, never really leave us. They may ebb and flow; they may have seasons of higher or lower profile; they may find themselves the subject of a larger or smaller number of books published in any given year. But in one way or another they remain on the church’s radar. Spiritual warfare appears to be one of these issues. From pulpit sermons to religious radio, from internet websites to conference halls to the quarterly catalogs of Christian publishers (both trade and academic; fiction and nonfiction), the topic of spiritual warfare never seems to grow old. This shouldn’t really surprise us. The perpetual interest within the church regarding the things of spiritual warfare is mirrored by the seemingly insatiable fascination within our wider culture(s) for things mysterious and transcendent, things otherworldly and things even a bit frightening. But for the church, it is not simply the interest in this topic that is perennial. When it comes to the issue of spiritual warfare, the other realities that can be counted on are disagreement and debate .
Unfortunately, within the contemporary church, much of the disagreement and debate surrounding this topic has been characterized by more heat than light. Often, there has been more double monologue than dialogue, more talking at each other or past each other than with each other. This book provides a forum in which several of the important perspectives and representative voices on spiritual warfare are able to meet and interact. This essay will assist in setting the stage for conversation by offering an introduction to three of the broad issues that inform the contemporary discussion on spiritual warfare: (1) the moral objection to “spiritual warfare” language; (2) the existence and nature of spirit beings, with a focus on Satan and the demonic; and (3) Christian perspectives on the theology and practice of spiritual warfare itself. Along the way, something of a bibliographical map to the terrain will be provided (primarily in the footnotes), which will offer further avenues to those wishing to go deeper on a particular topic. This essay will end by introducing our contributors to this volume, who together offer a host of rich insights on our topic and provide a model of what honest, respectful, challenging, and fruitful dialogue on spiritual warfare can look like.
The Moral Objection to “Spiritual Warfare” Language: A Response
The first issue to be considered involves an important question that threatens to close down the discussion of spiritual warfare before it even begins. It is a question that emerges just as often from outside the