Danielou, Jean Primary Author mixed material bibliography Dublin Dublin, Four Courts Press 1988 monographic en English

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In view of the modern confusions on the invisible world and the spirits which inhabit it, a better understanding of the theology of the angels is important for Christians today. As Father Danièlou points out, two chief errors tend to crop up in our day when the subject of the angels is raised (which is, admittedly, not very often): one, and perhaps the most prevalent, would group angels and de- mons together as mere personifications of psychological realities; another seeks en- lightenment in the blind alleys of spiritism and theosophy. Neither, of course, can be acceptable to the believ ing Christian, because in the first place he remains faithful to the one single way of access to the invisible world which is given to us, Jesus Christ; fur- ther, the personal character of these celestial spirits is affirmed by both the Old and New Testaments, by the great- est among the saints and men of God (many of whom lived on familiar terma with them), and in the tradition of the 235.30870610562 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 235.3 Dan d E06000550 Non Fiction 235.3 Dan d 31465 2014-11-27 11:54:25 2024-10-29 16:41:43 machine generated