When Discernment Fails: The Case for Outcome Studies on Exorcism

Prompted by the author's own encounter with six patients who had previously undergone exorcism or deliverance prayer, this article critically examines the modern criteria for possession and demonization found in the evangelical Christian literature and reviews contemporary empirical research on...

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Main Author: Rosik, Christopher H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 1997
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1997, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 354-363
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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