John Waide

Theology of a Diary

Theology

“Dr. Shelton’s book is a truly novel examination of the events of the 1949 ‘St. Louis exorcism’ through the study of a diary of the events maintained by one of the priests who participated in the exorcism. Shelton’s interest is in the ‘theological understanding’ of the priests’ observations of the events of the exorcism, and he artfully melds history, philosophy, and theology in his study.”