Jacob's Ladder: A Theology of Angels
When discussing a theology of angels we are met with a whole range of problems. Doesn’t the belief in angels belong to an older, more simple-minded time? What does it mean to believe in angels in a modern world of science and technology?
C.S. Lewis said there are two equal but opposite errors we make when it comes to angels and demons: we either make too much of them or we make too little of them. I think he’s generally right. But it might be a bit more complicated than that.
Belief in angels for most modern, western Christians amounts to nothing more than sentimentality (our feelings of…
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