Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Zondervan, 2007
“Angelmania” has been a cultural phenomenon for decades and shows no signs of letting up. Angels supposedly have messages for you that just happen to align with pop psychology. We are told that we can have regular discourse with angels who will help us be healthy and wealthy. Some major religions claim to have started following the private appearances of an angel to their founder. Demons are suspected of inhabiting children’s toys and of being responsible for all our bad habits. No wonder skeptics dismiss belief in such supernatural beings. This book identifies and refutes nonsense about angels and demons wherever it may be found, whether from skeptics who deny their existence, New Age devotees who claim to have angels as their best friends, or even Christians who espouse some extreme and in some instances harmful views. The antidote to all such nonsense is a clear understanding of what the Bible does and does not say about angels and demons. The authors address popular ideas about guardian angels and demonic possession and set forth guidelines for evaluating reports of angelic encounters.
“Not only did this book answer all my questions about angels and demons to my satisfaction, but it even answered a few that I didn’t even know I had! I especially appreciated the authors’ pointed but respectful treatment of the imbalanced and flawed teachings of the Frank Hammond and Ida Mae Hammond book Pigs in the Parlor and the unhealthy fallout that it has caused in the Charismatic movement that I have been a part of for over four decades. I have seen the absolutely horrible fruit that these teachings have produced over the years. They said what had to be said and they said it well. Being in Mormon Studies I also appreciated it when the authors directly addressed the erroneous teachings regarding angels and demons that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has produced. This is a book that I will be recommending to Mormon and transitioning ex-Mormon alike. Best of all, the authors do all this in a short, concise manner. I was able to get through the Audible edition of this book in just a couple of days during my commute—about 4 to 5 hours total listening I would guess. . . . This is a book that I see myself going back to and citing from again, again, and again in the coming year.”
Fred W. Anson, founder and publishing editor of the Beggar’s Bread website
Here are some places where you can order the book:
Amazon.com (paperback, Kindle, and audiobook)
ChristianBook.com (eBook and MP3 audio download)
IRR e-store (paperback)