Author: Harry Boosalis
Publisher: St. Tikhon's Monastery Press
Year: 2016
Cover: Paperback
Type of Paper:
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Number of Pages: 105
Format: 8.5 x 5.5 in
ISBN: 978-0-9974718-0-9

Description:

Dr. Harry Boosalis, in this concise text, presents us with the Scriptural and Patristic teaching of the Church on the heavenly hosts of angels, the devil and his demons, and the enigma of evil.

He offers a rich deposit of Tradition in simplified language, in a clear and concise style, but with an extensive body of scholarly documentation in the footnotes.

This book is invaluable to our understanding of our faith, essential in our spiritual struggle, and so helpful in drawing us closer to Christ. It reads easily, as if the professor were speaking to us in person.

Professor Boosalis takes a very rich and complex tradition and makes it understandable, offering us hope from what we learn. Reading this book is frightful yet reassuring, a journey and a joy.

Content:

Part one: Holy Angels

Introduction

The Celestial Hierarchy

Angelic Time

Appearances of angels

Angelic Bodies

Angelic Natures

Angelic Freedom

Angels and Eternal Progress

Angels and Orthodox Liturgical Worship

Guardian Angels

Conclusion

Part Two: Demons

Introduction

Satan's Pride

Satan's Envy of Man

Demonic Power

The Gadarene Demoniac

Limits of Demonic Power

Tactics of demons: Intrusive Thoughts

Tactics of demons: Spiritual Delusion

Conclusion: Christ the Conqueror

Part three: Enigma of Evil

Introduction

Why Does Evil Exist?

Evil does not exist

Evil, Sin, and Suffering

Evil and Death

Epilogue: The Battle Against Cosmic Evil