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The unholy spirit (think mood or attitude) of the satanic is the inclination to blame, accuse, and recriminate. (The words satan and devil both mean to accuse and blame.)

A Farewell to Mars

Brian Zahnd

We were talking about the declining church attendance in England and the United States, among young people especially. Brian shared that unless we’re having an encounter with God at church, there isn’t a compelling reason for young people—or anyone—to go. At the time, I had been largely equating Christianity with social justice and believing that such a connection would appeal to my students. But starting with Brian’s comment, I increasingly began to wonder if the opposite might be happening, that replacing God with social justice was actually contributing to the decline of faith among my students.

Hunting Magic Eels

Richard Beck

Summarizing, the intellectual response to evil are all those abstract theological debates about why God permits evil to exist. The moral response to evil is how we should refuse to be reconciled to evil and should struggle against it in the world. Finally, the pastoral response to evil is how we come alongside those who are suffering or who are victims of evil.

On Evil: Part 1, Staying in the Lanes

experimentaltheology.blogspot.com

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