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Prebendary John Woolmer taught Mathematics at Winchester College from 1963-1975, while there he was ordained in 1971, and then served as a chaplain; he was on the staff of St Aldate’s Oxford from 1975-1982 and was Rector of Shepton Mallet from 1982-2002 (he chaired the Bath and Wells Diocesan healing group and helped with the Deliverance ministry); from 2002-2007, he worked with Springboard and ReSource while leading a `new expressions’ church in NW Leicester. He has written a number of books, led missions, and taught about healing and deliverance in many countures including Zambia, Tanzania, Argentina and Papua New Guinea. He is married to Jane; they have four children who are all Christians; his hobbies include photographing butterflies (with many published photographs and articles in books, newspapers and magazines), also playing chess and bridge to county standard.

• ContentsAcknowledgements 9Introduction 11Chapter 1 A Zambian Adventure 15Theological ConsiderationsChapter 2 Theological Issues 29Chapter 3 Scripture and Satan 43Chapter 4 The Man Who Lived Among the Tombs 61Practical Ministry in Today’s WorldChapter 5 How Can it Happen? 81Chapter 6 Generational Healing 101Chapter 7 High Places and Haunted Houses 129Chapter 8 Inappropriate Deliverance 153Chapter 9 Tea and Sympathy 169Spiritual Matters – The Past and the PresentChapter 10 Deliverance in Christian History 193Chapter 11 Cultural Considerations 217Chapter 12 Spiritual Warfare: Bonfires fromEphesus to New Guinea 235Postscript: Frequently Asked Questions 263Endnotes 287Scripture Index 307Index 311

"This is an engaging and compelling personal account of the healing and deliverance ministry combined with rigorous study of Scripture. It provides a breadth of testimony and will be of particular interest to those responding to anyone who believes they are oppressed or possessed by the forces of evil."