Re: Christian Nationalism, demonology and eschatology
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:21:56 +0200
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 18:22:37 -0500, worm food <[email protected]> wrote: >On 7/16/2022 2:48 AM, Steve Hayes wrote: >> On 14 Jul 2022 John W. Morehead wrote on Facebook >> ยท >> "There have been many good studies of Christian nationalism from the >> perspectives of sociology, political theory and others. Great stuff, >> and needed, but I'm hoping theologians can come alongside scholars and >> study the influence and significance of demonology and eschatology to >> Christian nationalism." >> >> I thought that looked like an interesting and important topic for >> discussion, because Christian Nationalism was the underpinning of the >> apartheid policy of the Nationalist government in South Africa from >> 1948 to 1994, and I was pretty certain it was demonic. <snip> >> The demonology of those who see Christian Nationalism itself as >> demonic can be seen in the fiction of C.S. Lewis, whose "Cosmic >> Trilogy", especially the last book of the trilogy, "That Hideous >> Strength", describes the autonomous spiritual power of a faceless >> bureaucracy and technocracy. >> >> Is anyone interested in discussing this further? >> >> >I am interested in reading you discussing it with yourself, if that >makes sense. What aspect(s) of it do you find most interesting, and which newsgroup(s) do you subscribe to? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com For information about why crossposting is (usually) good, and multiposting (nearly always) bad, see: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#xpost