The Rite
The Making of a Modern Day Exorcist
$24.57
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2010
Summary
In 2005, a Vatican-run university opened its doors to priests from around the world, running a course for would-be exorcists. Looking for a story, Rome-based investigative journalist Matt Baglio attended the class and there met Father Gary Thomas, a Californian priest chosen by his bishop to attend. Father Gary was concerned that many of the ‘possessed’ were in reality suffering from psychological disorders best left to the care of doctors. How and why his view changed is the subject of this …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847393555 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847393551 |
| Author: | Matt Baglio |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 159mm x 199mm |
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Praise for “The Rite”
“There are chilling descriptions of exorcists battling demons in “The Rite .”.. Baglio has strong storytelling skills, and constructs a narrative that travels a long distance quickly.”
- “LA Times”
“Matt Baglio’s book is a wake-up call. It smashes the many myths created by Hollywood movies and other amateurs on the subject about exorcism and the role of the exorcist in the Catholic Church.”
– Father Basil Cole, O.P., professor of moral and spiritual theology of the Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
“Journalist Balgio follows a Catholic priest through the latter’ s training to become an exorcist in this incisive look at the church’s rite of exorcism and its use in contemporary life. Baglio began delving into the topic after hearing about a course at a Vatican-affiliated university, where he met and befriended the Rev. Gary Thomas, a priest in the diocese of San Jose, Calif. Thomas took the exorcism c
Praise for “The Rite”
“There are chilling descriptions of exorcists battling demons in “The Rite “… Baglio has strong storytelling skills, and constructs a narrative that travels a long distance quickly.”
- “LA Times”
“Matt Baglio’s book is a wake-up call. It smashes the many myths created by Hollywood movies and other amateurs on the subject about exorcism and the role of the exorcist in the Catholic Church.”
– Father Basil Cole, O.P., professor of moral and spiritual theology of the Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
“Journalist Balgio follows a Catholic priest through the latter’ s training to become an exorcist in this incisive look at the church’s rite of exorcism and its use in contemporary life. Baglio began delving into the topic after hearing about a course at a Vatican-affiliated university, wh
Matt Baglio
Matt Baglio, a reporter living in Rome, has written for the Associated Press and the International Herald Tribune.
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