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Spirit Wars: Pagan Revival in Christian America Paperback – July, 1997

by Peter Jones (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars 15 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 331 pages
  • Publisher: Wine Pr Pub (July 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1883893747
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883893743
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.2 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsShining light on the darkness
By PF on January 2, 2009
Format: Paperback
Professor Peter Jones is intelligent, learned, witty, courageous, thorough, an excellent writer, and a Christian. After a dozen years, this book remains the best, most scholarly and entertaining analysis of modern New Ageism and gnosticism. With the understanding of an experienced, talented and mature scholar, Dr. Jones thoroughly documents the roots of gnosticism and its tendrils in the feminist and homosexual movements, and their effects and implications for modern society and the church.

This book is a massive resource, and its only small criticism might be that its seventy-one pages of detailed end notes and lengthy index of authors and biographical characters does not adequately serve neophytes or non-academicians to search material in the book by subject matter.

Of course, atheists, gnostics, and other pagans and anti-Christs, in keeping with John 3:19-20, will assign the book a "1" while Christians rate it a "5". Professor Jones here shines bright light into dark corners of the "Pagan Revival in Christian America." Every Christian should read and study this book until its pages are well-worn.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAvoids the common mistake of Overgeneralizing Conspiracy claims
By Jose A. Bernal on July 27, 2015
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What impressed me most about this work by Peter Jones is its concluding method of argumentation and precision. Compared to others who qualify as "conspiracy theorists" Jones wisely distinguishes himself from them in that he is careful not to overstate his conspiracy claims. This is a problem among conspiracy theorists because normally conspiracy claims are not taken seriously and so often dismissed. This routien audience reaction, often causes the knee-jerk-response by sincere conspiracy advocates of getting louder in an effort to be heard as well as overstating (i.e. overgeneralizing) their case. This, in turn, produces the unintended effect of making one's audience simply shut-off from listenting to any conspiracy advocates. Peter Jones demonstrates himself to be profoundly wise in how he avoids this pitfall. To list examples of exactly how he does this would make this review too long for anyone to want to read on a computer screen. So to see how Jones does this I must, instead, refer the interested reader to read his book with this in mind. Lastly, the precise connections which Jones highlights make for a compelling case that as Jones states it, "Even if, we do not attribute an ill-motive to these anti-christian advocates, this does not mean that there is not a unifying force behind their mutual agenda." (Paraphrased from Jones concluding section to this book)
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating Book, Well Documented
By Stephen on November 9, 2011
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After hearing Jay Adams speak favorably of this book in a sermon on Colossians, I decided to check it out. I have experienced first hand pagan ideas in a church I was once a part of. Guided imagery, soaking and contemplative spiritual practices of searching inside of oneself are very much coming into the church today. Although Dr. Jones doesn't address these specifically in the book, the idea of syncretism and one unity of religions are principles behind these practices. These disciplines are disguised as effective ways of achieving oneness with God, and as a result the atonement of Christ has become obscured. A perfect strategy of Satan himself. The feminist View of the Garden in Chapter 8 is very revealing,with Satan being elevated to the agent of regeneration, Satan always ends up telling on himself in the end. I also found the topic Gnostic Bible Study on pages 131-140 very interesting. I was once involved in a charismatic church, where the pastor actually spoke negatively about commentaries and hermeneutics, saying they will mess you up. He would say that we should interpret scripture our own way. Quite interesting, now that I look back on it. This is a great book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding critique, sarcastic tone
By M. J. Keel on May 15, 2008
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In "Spirit Wars" Dr. Peter Jones does a masterful job of delving deep into many seemingly disparate aspects of the New Age movement, some liberal Christians, radical feminists, many in the pro-homosexual movement, and Neo-paganism to uncover a central theme that links many of the leading thinkers in all of the above. The link is an essentially monistic (all is One or all is God in some way) world-view. With exhaustive documentation and thorough analysis Dr. Jones takes the idea of his earlier book "The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back" that ancient Gnosticism has crept into our culture and goes much deeper, not just into the cultural influence this ancient spirituality is having, but the influence it has in the Church. What he has produced is alarming to say the least. All those who have a concern for the Truth and the faith delivered once and for all to the saints (Jude 3) should read this book.

Having said that I have the same problem with this book that I had with "The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back"; its sarcastic tone. I found his tone so tongue in cheek and disrespectful at times that it aroused skeptical feelings in me about the material I was reading. It took me almost a month to read this b/c 1) I kept getting frustrated and putting the book down. More people would be willing to read the book all the way through if Dr. Jones would stop making fun of those he disagrees. 2) The skeptical feelings he gave me caused me to read almost all the footnotes (which was tedious but well worth it). The footnotes were outstanding and proved that despite his tone Dr. Jones had done his homework and his thesis is valid. In the last chapter of the book Dr.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery informative

If you wonder what is going on in the world get this book. Altho it is several years old you will know and understand where a lot of today's problems came from.

Published 22 months ago by James Kahler
5.0 out of 5 starsBurden For Spiritual Discernment

Dr. Jones provides the faithful with a thorough analysis of a growing portion of the apostacy away from the church which is a fall back to paganism. Read more

Published on September 6, 2002 by rodboomboom
5.0 out of 5 starsHitting the Nail on the Head

Peter Jones correctly and painstakenly documents the root of many of problems afflicting our modern society. In Spirit Wars, Dr. Read more

Published on September 5, 2000 by John Farfaglia
3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting but flawed

As a gnostic, I have always wanted to check this book out. Brought it to the beach on Labor Day and read it in one sitting. So, what's the verdict? Dr. Read more

Published on September 5, 2000
3.0 out of 5 starsTransforming Society

It's true as they say that there is nothing new under the sun, and in this book Peter Jones shows that this is so by connecting much of the emphases of New Age spirituality with... Read more

Published on May 12, 2000 by roger spence
1.0 out of 5 starsIntolerance wrapped up in a book

After finishing this book, I laughed that this man actually got published, but I was also scared people might assume he writes the truth. Read more

Published on February 6, 2000
1.0 out of 5 starsRubbish

If one truly wishes to see a belief system utterly intolerant of other theological & philosophical systems, then one would be better served by reading an unbiased history of... Read more

Published on September 24, 1999
5.0 out of 5 starsPeter Jones does it again! Outstanding!

Peter Jones does it again! Christians vote 5 stars, pagans vote 1.
Although the subject is deadly serious, and Dr. Read more

Published on September 2, 1999
5.0 out of 5 starsFeminism as Pagan Atavism

It's about time that someone capable of writing well and very versed in Western Religious Traditions pulled the shroud off of the Radical Feminist movement in America.

Published on May 29, 1999

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