the injustice, the abuse, and the evil—passing on generation after generation—blind us.”9 Recognizing the persistent reality of suffering in the world, Raboteau is quick to remind us, lest we fall into the nihilistic abyss, that the compassion reflected in God’s sustaining and abiding love compels us onward toward freedom and liberation. Raboteau’s reflections require us to renew our confrontation with what Walter Wink describes as the social, political, and economic powers and principalities of
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