Description: Understanding evil spiritual forces is essential for Christian theology, yet discussion is almost always phrased in terms of ""spiritual warfare."" Warfare language is problematic, being dualistic, assigning a high degree of ontology to evil, and poorly applicable to ministry. This unique study proposes a biblically based model as the first alternative to a ""spiritual warfare"" framework for dealing with the demonic, thus providing insights for preaching, counseling, and missiology. Warren develops this model using metaphor theory and examining four biblical themes: Creation,...
Description: Understanding evil spiritual forces is essential for Christian theology, yet discussion is almost always phrased in terms of ""spiritual ...
-Spiritual warfare- is an important topic for Christians, but it is an overused phrase. Janet Warren proposes a model of -holy housekeeping- as another way of understanding evil that is thoroughly biblical and also more positively focused. In this book, which includes multiple examples and discussion questions, she traces the theme of holy housekeeping--and its associated metaphors of direction, boundaries, and cleansing--from Genesis to Revelation. Because evil spirits (symbolized by dirt and disorder) seek to intrude upon holy space, the Lord continually sets limits on evil through His...
-Spiritual warfare- is an important topic for Christians, but it is an overused phrase. Janet Warren proposes a model of -holy housekeeping- as ano...
