A whole generation of theological students was exptected to wade its way through Walter Wink's tomes in the Powers series.  They were challenging and insightful explorations of a central thesis roughly thus:

The powers are good

The powers are fallen

The powers can be redeemed

Being made to read Wink and Bosch at the same time was maybe a tad mean, but each of these writers' thoughts have been signficant in shaping my own.

As Walter Wink experiences the fulfilment of the promises that shaped his life, may we who remain play our own part on the ongoing redemptive work of Christ within, through and of the Powers.