The Awakening: One Man's Battle With Darkness

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Summary: Short but not very interesting
Review: The book is very short, which is good, but not written in a particularly interesting fashion (i quit about halfway through it). The 'awakening' that is refered to by the title is the spiritual transformation of the town. Skip it and read "Hostage to the Devil", which is well written, has a variety of contemporary posession cases and contains the Roman Catholic "Rite of Exorcism"

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Summary: Awakened
Review: This book may challenge some people's thinking on evil and how God works. It challenged my theology on the origin of evil spirits. In addition, it caused me to think about what is required for individuals to become serious about Christ. It is an easy to read book, which can be read in a short period of time. I recommend it.

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Summary: It really scared me at first.
Review: When I first read an older version of this book some years ago it scared the heck out of me. The haunting fact that kept coming back to me was that this was NOT fiction. Since the new edition came out I have re read it several times and this time what hits me most is God's total victory over even the most frightening powers of darkness. Blumhardt takes on the worst of the worst in a desperate two year prayer battle for the soul and sanity of a possessed woman. God intervenes and gives a victory that impacts the whole town, with experiences of inner and outer healing.