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The Christian Fascination with”Ex-Occultist” Narratives
The Christian Fascination with”Ex-Occultist” Narratives
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Christians are fascinated by conversion stories of ex-occultists, particularly Witches and Satanists. From Mike Warnke and Bill Schnoebelen in the past, to contemporary figures like John Ramirez, these stories help confirm the faith identities and worldview of Christians in a battle of good vs. evil. Douglas Cowan and Joseph Laycock unpack various aspects of this phenomenon, and how they fit into contemporary satanic panic. Doug Cowan is a professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo. For many years he was a co-general editor of the premier journal of new religions study, Nova Religio, and chair of the New Religious Movements Group of the American Academy of Religion. Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He has written several books on new religious movements and American religious history. He is also a co-editor for the journal Nova Religio.
Douglas Dowan: https://uwaterloo.ca/renison/about/people/douglas-e-cowan
Joseph Laycock: https://faculty.txst.edu/profile/1922193
Related resources:
Selling Satan: Mike Warnke and the Mike Warnke Scandal by Jon Trott and Mike Hertenstein
https://www.amazon.com/Selling-Satan-Evangelical-Warnke-Scandal/dp/0940895072
Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media by Bill Ellis
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Devil-Satanism-Religions-Media/dp/0813121701/
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Douglas Dowan: https://uwaterloo.ca/renison/about/people/douglas-e-cowan
Joseph Laycock: https://faculty.txst.edu/profile/1922193
Related resources:
Selling Satan: Mike Warnke and the Mike Warnke Scandal by Jon Trott and Mike Hertenstein
https://www.amazon.com/Selling-Satan-Evangelical-Warnke-Scandal/dp/0940895072
Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media by Bill Ellis
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Devil-Satanism-Religions-Media/dp/0813121701/
You can listen to Multifaith Matters on your favorite podcast platform, including Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio.
Learn more about our work at https://www.multifaithmatters.org
Support this work:
One-time donation: https://multifaithmatters.org/donate
Become my patron: https://patron.podbean.com/johnwmorehead
#occult #apostatetestimony #Satanist #witch
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
Format:
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