| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
288 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Rome -- The calling -- Going back to school -- Know your enemy -- Opening the door -- In My name -- Searching for an exorcist -- The first night -- Discernment -- Crossing over -- The fall -- Suffering of the soul -- A pastoral approach -- Windows to the soul -- Liberation -- Organizing the ministry -- The exorcist. |
| Summary |
Journalist Balgio follows a Catholic priest through the latter?s training to become an exorcist in this incisive look at the church?s rite of exorcism and its use in contemporary life. Baglio began delving into the topic after hearing about a course at a Vatican-affiliated university, where he met and befriended the Rev. Gary Thomas, a priest in the diocese of San Jose, Calif. Thomas took the exorcism course at the request of his bishop and subsequently apprenticed himself to a seasoned exorcist. Keenly aware of the misunderstanding that abounds about exorcism through film images, Baglio sets about dispelling misconceptions and does so skillfully, separating the real from the imaginary in the mysterious and unsettling sphere of the demonic. Both Thomas and Baglio were changed by their exposure to the rite. Thomas grew spiritually during the process, which bolstered his desire to help his parishioners, and Baglio, previously a nominal Catholic, reconnected with his faith. For anyone seeking a serious and very human examination of this fascinating subject, one that surpasses the sensational, this is absorbing and enlightening reading." ?Publishers Weekly |
| Subject |
Baglio, Matt.
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Exorcism -- Biography.
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Exorcism.
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| ISBN |
9780385522700 |
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0385522703 |
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