{"product_id":"unseen-worlds-bernhard-karl-udelhoven-9781505619591","title":"Unseen Worlds: Dealing with Spirits, Witchcraft, and Satanism","description":"\"Unseen Worlds offers a totally new Pastoral approach. Bernhard Udelhoven presents a framework how pastoral care can rescue those who are afflicted by spirits, witchcraft and demons, and he presents numerous case studies and practical examples. These cases are often matters of death or life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience teaches that the possession by demons always is closely related to problems on an interpersonal level. Consequently, the core point of Udelhoven's approach is to thoroughly study and heal the frictions in these relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor me as a professional counsellor Udelhoven's path to healing coincides very often with methods developed in modern schools of psychology. The importance of his findings and proposals should not be underestimated. This book is a must for every pastoral agent.\"\u003cbr\u003eDr Toni Görtz, MISSIO \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy building on cultural and relational experiences of life, UNSEEN WORLDS provides a new entry into the deliverance ministry. It goes beyond quick fixes and also beyond the timeworn divide of the superstitious versus the real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCase studies from Zambia demonstrate how a pastor can help with simple but meaningful steps even in very complex cultural situations. Readers who are ready to be challenged by relational experiences of life and African notions of selfhood will find an easy entry into the theme of this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe approach has been developed in dialogue with theologians, historians, psychologists, anthropologists, traditional healers, pastoral teams with extensive experience in the ministry of deliverance, and - most of all - with affected families, the subject group of the book. Its person-centred method is applicable beyond Africa to multi-cultural settings, where different ideas about the occult stay side by side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGap filled by the book: \u003c\/b\u003eThe reader will find concrete pastoral steps towards a deliverance ministry that work \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e African insights into the mysteries of life, not \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e them. The authentic case studies show the complexities of the deliverance ministry, which are rarely noticed in the available \"prayer manuals\" in which demons are but prayed away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow will the book be read?\u003c\/b\u003e The book covers seven topical themes: The first draws out the successes and failures of mainstream, inculturation and charismatic approaches of combating evil spiritual forces in Africa on the example of Christian Zambia. The second outlines the principles of the person-centred approach, with its demands of listening and empathy, and introduces the notions of \"inner worlds\" and \"outer worlds\" through which the healer\/pastor can clarify different levels of truths-claims and the scope for public action. The next three themes deal with helping people who are or see themselves as victims of spirits, witchcraft, and Satanism. Another theme concerns helping people who stand accused as witches, looking at possible interventions from the time that rumours are expressed up to the time that suspicions turn into witch-hunting. The last part introduces biblical and theological concerns that give a place to people's own experiences with the unseen world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernhard Karl Udelhoven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1505619599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505619591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Bernhard Karl Udelhoven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445250371839,"sku":"9781505619591","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eda4fa99-b589-48ea-aec4-8f19e6fdcb28.jpg?v=1777217490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unseen-worlds-bernhard-karl-udelhoven-9781505619591","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}