Spooked: Talking About the Supernatural

Books 3 and 4 in the Talking About series were published in early May this year. I was satisfied with the first two, but very pleased with how these two have ended up. They have a better balance of material in them, for one thing.

Here’s the blurb and contents list for Spooked:

‘I’ve never been someone who needed organised religion. But I’ve always been someone with a deep belief in a higher power’. George Michael’s comments on the Parkinson show sum up what many people feel about the supernatural. Why is it that so many people today see life as being more than just what can be explained rationally, yet are resistant to the gospel? How can Christians engage with those who are happy to talk about spirituality, but less interested in talking about Jesus? Spooked: Talking About the Supernatural begins to address these issues by engaging with recent films, books and television programmes.

Contents

Introduction to the Talking About series by Tony Watkins

Introduction by Nick Pollard

Deliver Us From Evil – (read this sample chapter)
by Nick Pollard

More Than Meets The Eye – A Biblical Perspective on the Supernatural
by Ian Hamlin

Entertaining Doubt – Derren Brown
by Mark Stafford

Scary, Scary Night – the films of M. Night Shyamalan
by Steve Couch

Putting Adult Ways Behind Us – children’s supernatural fiction
by Tony Watkins

Demons on Trial – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
by Rebecca Ward

Lost – study guide
by Emily Dalrymple

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke) – study guide
by Louise Crook

Chasing After the Wind – Logical Positivism and A.J. Ayer
by Peter S. Williams

Background to the quotes

For further reading

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