Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: goguenm@chopin.udel.edu (Matthew L Goguen) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Speaking of the devil Message-ID: Date: 25 Mar 91 07:49:36 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >I would like to know if anyone on this newsgroup has any more >knowledge about these things, specifically: >1. How has the Christian image of the devil developed and changed > since the New Testament was written, and >2. How have Christian missionaries in various parts of the world > dealt with the existing pagan deities; have these been declared > to be demons, fantasies &c, or have they been assumed into > Christianity and declared "ancient saints"? > >Ake Eldberg A partial answer to your question could be found in this weeks U.S.News & World Report March 25,1991. It has several interesting pages of articles that show some of the differing views. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Matthew L. Goguen // Choose this day whom ye // // ELEG(SOPH) // will serve as for me and // // goguenm@chopin.udel.edu // my house we will serve // // goguenm@brahms.udel.edu // the LORD. Joshua 24:15 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////