Mysticism has often been misunderstood as the attempt to escape this simple, phenomenal world to a more pure existence in heaven beyond. This is not mysticism, but Gnosticism. Biblical mysticism is the attempt to exit 'this world' to an alternative… — Walter Wink Copy Share
In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggering 65% of humanity! All this in… — Walter Wink Copy Share
Mysticism has often been misunderstood as the attempt to escape this simple, phenomenal world to a more pure existence in heaven beyond. This is not mysticism, but Gnosticism. Biblical mysticism is the attempt to exit 'this world' to an alternative reality that pervades the old order. Its goal is to jettison the mind-set that says 'greed is good,' selfishness is… — Walter Wink Copy Share
“The practical consequence of both of the teachings noted is to encourage homosexual promiscuity. Church members can engage in many short-term liaisons without raising questions about their standing in the church. We tend not to pry into one another's private lives. But if a man brings another man to church with him regularly, if they give the same address and… — Walter Wink Copy Share
Evil can be opposed without being mirrored. Oppressors can be resisted without being emulated. Enemies can be neutralized without being destroyed. — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
“Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means. Most… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
“The gospel, then, is not a message about the salvation of individuals from the world, but news about a world transfigured, right down to… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
“Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means.” — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
The 'peace' the gospel brings is never the absence of conflict, but an ineffable divine reassurance within the heart of conflict; a peace that… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present. — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
“Personal redemption cannot take place apart from the redemption of our social structures.” — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
The tragedy is not that nonviolence did not work against the Nazis, but that it was so seldom utilized... The churches as a whole… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
“There is nothing, from DNA to the United Nations, that does not have God at its core. Everything has a spiritual aspect. Everything is… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
