JIm FUlner reviewed Angels by Billy Grahm
3 stars
When I went through David Aikman's "Great Souls" about 2 years ago the section on Billy Graham gave me great hope. His story about how the book Angels improved a study not seen in the mainstream made me really want to read this book. returnreturnHowever, this book was disappointing. Graham indicates that he was disheartened by the growing interest in the occult in the 1970s, particularly demonology. He indicated that he had considering writing a book on demonology from a Christian perspective, but chose to write this instead, still dealing with the supernatural. returnreturnWhile I was hoping for an in depth look at Angelic connections in the scriptures, that was very shallow, instead we got a few shallow scripture references, a whole lot of anecdotes, and each chapter ending annoyingly with a request to accept Jesus as your savior. This may have been exactly what the 1970s needed, especially in …
When I went through David Aikman's "Great Souls" about 2 years ago the section on Billy Graham gave me great hope. His story about how the book Angels improved a study not seen in the mainstream made me really want to read this book. returnreturnHowever, this book was disappointing. Graham indicates that he was disheartened by the growing interest in the occult in the 1970s, particularly demonology. He indicated that he had considering writing a book on demonology from a Christian perspective, but chose to write this instead, still dealing with the supernatural. returnreturnWhile I was hoping for an in depth look at Angelic connections in the scriptures, that was very shallow, instead we got a few shallow scripture references, a whole lot of anecdotes, and each chapter ending annoyingly with a request to accept Jesus as your savior. This may have been exactly what the 1970s needed, especially in the environment Graham speaks of, but for a converted Christian it didn't give me a deeper faith than I had had, nor did I feel it added to my tool box of evangelization.