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Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
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One On One With SatanA chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene." |
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Pages 512
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 5.25" Height: 8"
Weight: 0.85 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Publisher Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 006065337X
EAN 9780060653378
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 | Good read, puts things in perspective Mar 16, 2007 |
| If you ever thought you might be possessed...or know someone who is, it's a must have. If you ever thought you were a really mean person or were told so by others.. keep reading!! I think kids in the 6th-10th grades should be required to read this material. Just in case! It's really not as frieghtning as the people on here will have you believe. If you have a clean soul you have nothing to fear or worry over. If you don't, then maybe you should read it even more. There is nothing wrong with trying to identify what you are lacking in spirituality.. and that you are lacking doesn't mean you are finishished for good. I think that is what this book is trying to say. All the subjects in this book wanted help..and that is why they were saved. You can be saved from anything you want to be rid of that holds you back because you have free will..and that's the over-all theme. A good book and easy to read if you have at least a 9th grade education level. | | |  | Thought provoking and excellent read Jan 21, 2007 |
If I took one theme from this book, it would be 'Know your enemy'. The cases presented shed light on the insidious nature of that enemy.
Whether you accept the descriptions of the actual exorcisms or not, this work has the effect of self-evaluation. Being a very logical thinker, this was surprising for myself and, hopefully, positive. Some things can't be solved or reasoned out, they just are. Not being aware of or not believing in an ultimate evil is no shield.
This, by the way, comes from a non-Catholic who hasn't been to church for ages. Things might change as far as the church-going applies, though. | | |  | Read this and then read "The Boy and the Dog are Sleeping" Jan 17, 2007 |
A few years ago the "memoir" by Nasdijj moved me to tears. A little voice in my head said that it all didn't quite add up, but it was such a beautiful story that I wanted to believe it. So I buried these little doubts, and later many others, to the extent that by a year ago to this day I had become something of a Nasdijj cultist. Then the fever broke, as the media exposed the author's books as utter fabrications.
This book by Malachi Martin raises similar caveats. A novelist can "know" anything he wants, and share his knowledge, about what goes on inside his characters' minds. Any responsible biographer, journalist, historian or other authentic documentarian, on the other hand, is all too aware of what he does not know. So how does Malachi Martin read here: journalist or novelist? Please remember to keep asking yourself this question as you study him, and draw your conclusions accordingly.
Fooled once, shame on them. Fooled twice, shame on us.
I wouldn't for a moment doubt that personal demon possession can and does occur; but one priest of my acquaintance describes exorcism as "not a high-octane ministry." Might one motive for sensationalizing and dramatizing it out of all proportion to reality be to distract us from examining the powers and principalities as they lord it over us collectively in the modern images, ideologies, and institutions to which we often become so devoted? To do the latter would be no less scriptural. | | | | " Very Scary" Jan 10, 2007 |
| Coming from this very, very credible wrighter. "Hostage To The Devil" will scare the pants off of you. This book is for students interesting in going into Priesthood and exorcism. The book has valuable information about devils and demons and is 100% true. So seriously, keep the lights on at night while reading this you will need it. This book is a must to read if you intend on confronting the devil. | | | | Mixed feelings. Dec 11, 2006 |
I have no idea whether the stories in this book were true. In addition to the fact that aliases were used for all the cases described, Malachi Martin has been described as a flat-out liar by some people. Also, as far as I know, no tapes of these exorcisms were ever made public and even if they were, nothing demonstrably supernatural occurred that would convince a skeptic. You can't record "feelings" of the presence of Evil, and the muttering of a few Hebrew words by a possessed subject doesn't prove anything. Still, the book rings true.
If you believe in the Christian God who wishes all men to be saved, you also have to believe in a Satan whose raison d'etre is to destroy souls. Obviously he can't just possess whomever he wants. There has to be a choice by the human being, in fact a series of choices, in the same way that one chooses for God. What I found convincing and authentic in these cases was the theory that the ideas and images we put into our heads are not neutral and do contribute to our tendency to accept the blandishments of Evil. Even Plato wrote how men are very careful to avoid ingesting something that may have even a drop of poison in it, but freely allow every idea, whether good or bad, access into one's mind. Don't poisonous ideas have as harmful effect on the mind and spirit as poisonous substances have on the body? In such a way, were most of the subjects of this book gradually possessed. One subject succumbed through her prideful intellectual navel-gazing, another through encroaching ideas of secular materialism, another through his New Age adventures in "higher planes of consciousness", and so on. Anything that serves to diminish the Spirit of God serves to open one up to other kinds of spirits.
Disturbingly enough though, like more than a few of the other this site reviewers here, that was the effect this book had on me. You would think that tales of demonic defeat would be edifying and inspiring, but I have never felt so spiritually oppressed as when I read this book. I've seen horror movies about exorcism and read nonfiction books on the subject, but none have made me feel so weakened and besieged. Perhaps the explanation is that this book makes one_aware_of the enemy's constant attacks and the massive import of one's thoughts and actions. Maybe it was just the power of suggestion. In any case, this book leaves you with some ineffable feeling or consciousness, and I'm not sure whether it's a good one or not. Without intending to make this book more attractive by this warning, I'd only recommend it to mature adults of solid faith, perhaps only to priests and exorcists. | | | Write your own review about Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
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