Talk:Spiritual warfare
Why would this be labeled as pseudo science? Surly you have a better insult than this. — Unsigned, by: 85.17.140.218 / talk / contribs
- You are correct, surely we have a better bullshit label for this. human
13:19, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
- How about "Warning, Extreme Cultism. May damage the mind and lead to drinking of the Kool Aide." Rational Edperception 13:28, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
- Actually, what we should do is edit the "bullshit" template so it is broader in scope. Gonna try... human
13:33, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
- Actually, what we should do is edit the "bullshit" template so it is broader in scope. Gonna try... human
- How about "Warning, Extreme Cultism. May damage the mind and lead to drinking of the Kool Aide." Rational Edperception 13:28, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Pun
"Spiritual warfare" is when two psychics get in a fight. : ) --
Radioactive Misanthrope 13:40, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
- I knew you were going to say that. human
13:41, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
- Actually, I think William Blake first used the term for the artist's battle for imagination and creativity against the forces of materialism (which might now more clearly be defined as capitalism).Rational Edperception 13:45, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Evangelical perspective only?
I believe this term is way broader than described. Historicaly, "spiritual warfare" was a term describing individual ascetic practices intended to combat temptations. 16th century Italian monk named Lorenzo Scupoli wrote a book called "Spiritual Combat" which is very influential in Catholic spirituality. Loose translation of this book by a Russian monk (St Theophan the Recluse), titled "Unseen Combat", is enormously influential in Eastern Orthodox Church. The practice as described in the article seem to be a distortion of this concept. — Unsigned, by: OrthodoxBeliever / talk / contribs
- As I understand it, that sort of "spiritual warfare" is not distinct from ordinary Christianity (even the New Testament writers talked about it with their military metaphors); these Protestants are making something entirely new. You are welcome to add in a section about the Catholic/Orthodox take on the concept, if you think the article is lacking.
ListenerXTalkerX 04:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)