Saturday, December 12, 2009

Spiritual Archaeology

Could we learn anything about God's overarching plans by tracking evil in the world? A "yes" to this would require a few assumptions: (1) The forces of evil are in a good position to know God's plans (2) the forces of evil expend most of their resources to thwart what they take to be God's plans (3) we can determine where the forces of evil expend most of their resources. So, we look around and determine where the forces of evil have been most active. Someone could point to the Holocaust and terrorism against the State of Israel and her allies and conclude that evil is most pronounced in destroying the Jewish people, satisfying (3). Then, by (2) we conclude that the forces of evil believe that the Jewish people figure in God's plans in some way. Finally, by (1) we conclude that the Jewish people really do figure in God's overarching plans. If true, this spiritual archaeology could be witness to a source for theological truth.