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Study Materials

Definition of Demonization by Rev. Dr. David M. Oliver. This article attempts to draw a distinction between being ‘demon possessed’ and being ‘demonized’. Think about the examples given. Do you agree with the examples? To what extent has the author made his point?
Does the New Testament Give Evidence of Demon Possession? by Don Stewart. Contains short answers to different aspects related to demon possession and associated demonic activity.
Jesus and the Demons: Portraits of the spiritual Seeing in Mark’s Gospel. Origen, Bonaventure and Ignatius as hermeneutic reading key of the Gospel by Dempsey Rosales-Acosta. A look at demonic activity in the Gospels through the lens of the three major Greek words for ‘see’.
Keeping the Demons Quiet. A homily by Fr. George Smiga.
The Silence of the Messiah—Mark 1:29-39 by J. Leavitt Pearl. A look at a passage on demonic possession through the perspective of political action.

Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies? by Nancey Murphy. Nancey was my professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. This is a short book by her in which she explores and explains her view of non-reductive physicalism, a view that I endorse wholeheartedly.
Nancey Murphy’s Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies? A Review Essay by Wendy J. Miller. A review of the preceding book. This is an excellent summary of the book for those who don’t have the patience to deal with a whole monograph on the subject.
YouTube videos
- Venerable Dr. Yifa – Do Persons have Souls? A perspective by a Buddhist monk.
- Eleonore Stump – Do Persons Have Souls? A Roman Catholic perspective. Very clear Thomist (derived from St. Thomas Aquinas) perspective.
- John Searle – Can a Person Be a Soul? John Searle is a professor of philosopher at University of California, Berkeley.
- Jaegwon Kim’s “The Myth of Nonreductive Materialism”. A review of a critique of non-reductive materialism.
- The Immortal Soul is Unbiblical – Prof. Nancey Murphy. An interview with Nancey Murphy about whether the idea of the soul is biblical.