The Vatican's Exorcists: Driving Out the Devil in the 21st Century
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446578851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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* How the Vatican's Office of Exorcism drives out demons and battles Satanic evil in today's world
"Trash from Hell! Go read "The Rite: the making of a modern exorcist" by Matt Baglio" according to Sexy Bachelor. "Don't judge a book by its cover" could apply to Tracy Wilkinson's book. With its fancy cover, what looks like a potentially good book to peer into the world of the Vatican's exorcists and the subject of exorcism turns into haughty mockery of the subject matter, its practitioners and the afflicted.Tracy Wilkinson, the author, is presented as "the Rome bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times". Surely, she should know to present a topic as a an unbiased reporter? Unfortunately, it turn. You Shouldn't Write About Excorcism Without Faith You'll never be able to present enough evidence to the non-believerIt's a pretty good bet that the author has no faith and is writing about a subject that is faith-based. If this individual were around when Jesus was performing exorcism's, it's a pretty sure bet she would have scoffed.During the majority of exorcism's I wouldn't expect to see evidence of the supernatural (IE, levitation, ghosts, the Devil, mind reading, etc.) Yet I have read about these occurrences on rare occasion.. Deceptive This author is very deceptive. She has some facts and lots of hearsay and opinion. She has much to learn on this subject. I pray for hershe has much responsibility for her work. Where are the days when people could read the pro and con based on facts???
. Tracy Wilkinson is the Rome bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times and she is the winner of the Polk Award for Foreign Reporting for her work in Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s
Underlying the attraction to exorcisms, Wilkinson speculates, is a desire for simple explanations for complex problems. The questions the skeptics raise are obvious but important: are people who desire an exorcism really possessed by Satan, or are they mentally ill? How does one distinguish a "legitimate" possession from other pathologies? This book is certainly not an apologia for exorcisms, but it will appeal to those looking for a fascinating history and some thoughtful commentary from proponents and skeptics alike. "In a world awash in catastrophe and unspeakable suffering, many people feel increasingly compelled to see evil in concrete and personified—not to mention simplified—forms, and to find a way to banish the bad." Wilkinson adroitly places those who recommend exorcisms in tension with those who do not see value in the practice. From Publ