Engaging God's World Summary

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In the first several chapters of Engaging God’s World by Cornelius Plantinga, he has laid out several themes that can help integrate theological and secular views. He starts off with longing and hope, travels through creation, and then walks us through the fall of man and temptation for sin. He incorporated Christian views with modern ailments and gives his readers something to contemplate. In his first chapter, Plantinga talks about the hopes and desires that the human spirit seeks out. He feels that these longings cannot be met on their own but with the guidance of God. He makes references to the late Martin Luther King Jr, who had faith, hope, and longing for a better way of life for African-Americans. He knew that racism should not be tolerated and made references from the Bible that told us the standard of right and wrong. Martin Luther King Jr. broke down the barriers of…show more content…
They chose temptation over a life in the Garden of Eden and were exiled. This was the beginning downward spiral of man. It didn’t stop with them either it continued through generations as we see with their offspring. “Evil is what’s wrong with the world, and it includes trouble in nature as well as in human nature. God hates sin not just because it violates laws, but because it violates trust” (Plantinga, 2001, p. 51). I agree that there is evil in this world but there is also love and compassion which can set the world back into balance. Trust is something that is earned and given out only when deserved and respected. I see the point that Plantinga is trying to make in that evil takes on many faces and that there are different levels of sin. “When we sin we corrupt ourselves, but we may corrupt others too” (Plantinga, 2001, p. 57). When people are surrounded by sin, abuse, racism and negativity, it can become learned behavior. It has the potential to rub off on your family and the people that are closest to
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