The author responds to reactions by Beck and Lewis (1989) and Wilson (1989) to his article, “The Role of Exorcism in Clinical Practice and Pastoral Care” (1989), and argues for the possibility that psychological and demonic explanations of certain types of aberrant human behavior may be complementary and compatible.
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