I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare (ebook Edition)

I Am Not Afraid is Rev. Dr. Robert Bennett’s fascinating first-hand account of the spiritual warfare found within the Lutheran Church of Madagascar. Is spiritual warfare something new to the Church? Bennett reviews what the Bible, Church Fathers, and contemporary Lutheran leaders have to say.

Part One includes recent conversations dealing with spiritual warfare, an introduction into the Malagasy Lutheran Church, and the traditional Malagasy worldview. These are the stories of those who have been rescued from the darkness of sin and brought into the light of the Gospel.

Part Two looks to the Bible and the Church for explanation and historical perspective on the spiritual warfare found in the Malagasy Lutheran Church. Is it something only found in the time of Jesus and the apostles? What has the Church said in the past about such activities? Bennett explores the views of Martin Luther and other Lutheran leaders, and finally provides some helpful contemporary material and resources for dealing with spiritual warfare in today’s context.

Includes a glossary of key terms, transcripts of personal interviews, bibliography, Scripture index, and subject index.

About the Author
Rev. Dr. Robert Bennett is dedicated to studying Malagasy culture and the evangelism methods employed by the Malagasy Lutheran Church. He is Administrative Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Reese, Michigan, and Adjunct Professor of Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.


What Others Are Saying
"I found this book too fascinating to put down. This timely work will be of interest not just to Lutherans and those who share all its perspectives. It will be of interest to readers interested in the global church, in current views about demonology, and in Reformation views and especially historic Lutheran views about demonology."

—Craig S. Keener, MDiv, PhD, Professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary

"Dr. Bennett opens up fascinating insights into foreign realms of Madagascar and its flourishing Lutheran Church, reaching across barriers of disbelief, paganism, idolatry—liberating from the clutches of evil. He demonstrates how this merciful deliverance was part of Christ's Gospel and the Church's mission from the start. May this receive all attention it deserves and invite many to study the exciting world of faithful missions in Africa!"

—Bishop Dr. Wilhelm Weber, Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

"Dr. Bennett's book, I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare, is a gift to the Church, for in it is presented a view of spiritual warfare and exorcism that is grounded in the Scriptures and connected to the life and work of the Church—a much needed perspective for the modern Christian."

—Rev. Thomas W. Dunseth, Associate Director of Deaf Mission for Asia