The Devil Made Us Do It.(American Exorcism: Expelling Demons in the Land of Plenty)(Review)

From: The Nation | Date: November 5, 2001| Author: KAMINER, WENDY | Copyright information 
 
AMERICAN EXORCISM: Expelling Demons in the Land of Plenty. 
By Michael Cuneo. Doubleday. 314 pp. $24.95.

"God Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder," the satirical magazine The Onion has proclaimed, citing "His confusing propensity to alternately reward and punish His creations with little rhyme or reason." Given His omnipotence, it's hardly surprising that God often drives people crazy: His affliction becomes our own. Consider the violent mood swings, between ecstasy and d...

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