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glimpses of the devil a psychiatrists personal accounts of possession exorcism and redemption
the legendary bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist m. scott peck whose books have sold over 14 million copies reveals the amazing true story of his work as an exorcist kept secret for more than twenty five years in two profoundly human stories of satanic possession . br in the tradition of his million copy bestseller people of the lie the hope for healing human evil scott pecks new book offers the first complete account of exorcism and possession by a modern psychiatrist in this extraordinary personal narrative of his efforts to heal patients suffering from demonic and satanic possession . br for the first time dr. peck discusses his experience in conducting exorcisms sharing the spellbinding details of his two major cases one a moving testament to his healing abilities and the other a perilous and ultimately unsuccessful struggle against darkness and evil . twenty seven year old jersey was of average intelligence ; a caring and devoted wife and mother to her husband and two young daughters she had no history of mental illness . beccah in her mid forties and with a superior intellect had suffered from profound depression throughout her life choosing to remain in an abusive relationship with her husband one dominated by distrust and greed . br until the day dr. peck first met the young woman called jersey he did not believe in the devil . in fact as a mature highly experienced psychiatrist he expected that this case would resolve his ongoing effort to prove to himself as scientifically as possible that there were absolutely no grounds for such beliefs . yet what he discovered could not be explained away simply as madness or by any standard clinical diagnosis . through a series of unanticipated events dr. peck found himself thrust into the role of exorcist and his desire to treat and help jersey led him down a path of blurred boundaries between science and religion . once there he came face to face with deeply entrenched evil and ultimately witnessed the overwhelming healing power of love . br in glimpses of the devil dr. pecks celebrated gift for integrating psychiatry and religion is demonstrated yet again as he recounts his journey from skepticism to eventual acknowledgment of the reality of an evil spirit even at the risk of being shunned by the medical establishment . in the process he also finds himself compelled to confront the larger paradox of free will of a commitment to goodness versus enslavement to the forms of evil and the monumental clash of forces that endangers both sanity and the soul . br glimpses of the devil is unquestionably among scott pecks most powerful scrupulously written and important books in many years . at once deeply sensitive and intensely chilling it takes a clear eyed look at one of the most mysterious and misunderstood areas of human experience .
paperback simon & schuster 2009 isbn13 9781439167267 isbn10 1439167265
book type nf isbn 13 9781439167267 number of pages 259 publisher free pr release date 62135769600000