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Title: The Veritas Conflict
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Manufacturer: Multnomah Books
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| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Can't get it out of my head |
| I read this book more than a year ago and here I am on Amazon buying another copy because mine disappeared. I have referred to this incredible book dozens of time and have referred it to so many friends. It was just rivetting from the very first page. In my mind, it is right up there with the Frank Peretti books. The light that it lends to spiritual warfare is unbelievable. Shaunti does such an incredible job with the visualizations you find yourself jumping in your chair and looking over your shoulder. For months it impacted how I walk into a room and my awareness of just exactly how powerful my praying is. While my husband and I were DEEPLY impacted by the For Women/For Men Only books, I also cannot stop checking the book store for the next fiction book by Shaunti. I am done contemplating whether I should buy this book again. Spiritual warfare is such a minunderstood and under communicated part of the human experience. Why do we ignore or overlook God's call for us to take up the armor of God DAILY???? After you read this book, you won't think twice about that. Enjoy! |
| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Trite |
| Fr. Mitch Pacwa calls books like this "bubble gum for the brain." It was very simply written. It's purely Protestant. There's a very subtle anti-Catholic undertone. We're repeatedly told about the wrongs of "the church." The big heros being the Puritans. When did that happen? The Puritans fled England were it was "join the official Church of England or die." They landed here and treated all non-Puritans with the same contempt. Their idea of religious freedom was freedom for Puritans alone. Their idea of truth was Puritan truth alone. The author falls into the same trap many others have. That "real" witches were burned at the stake. Not so. The Puritans burned many of their own. But by and large non-Puritan Christians were seen as witches and heretics. Such as the Quakers who were often branded, literally, as witches. |
| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Wow! Great Story! |
| The Veritas Conflict is a story about the spiritual struggles college life brings. Being a college student myself, I found it very easy to relate to the characters. I was delighted to see my own struggles adressed in this fictional work. I especially liked houw Feldhahn did not try to 'beat around the bush' about touchy issues like abortion and homosexuality. She had her characters stand firm on Gods truth and not wavier, yet still show love and compassion. I hope she countinues to write Christian Fantasy, she could easily be a Christian J.K. Rowling |
| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Veritas, Christo et Ecclesiae |
"Veritas, Christo et Ecclesiae" means "Truth for Christ and the Church". Believe it or not it was the original motto of none other than Harvard University.
In this novelization, we look behind the scenes and through the lens of two sides of a story involving the change of Harvard into a secular University, and the foundational views held today. The story is of Claire Rivers, a freshman at Harvard. Unknowingly she is to become involved in the middle of a battle for the spirituality of Harvard University. The other look we get is from the perspective of the spiritual battle waging behind the scenes between good and evil, angels and demons.
The book starts with the beginning of this battle which takes place some two hundred years ago, and sets the foundation for what is occurring today. The book tackles openly subjects like moral relativism, abortion, free speech, and secular humanism, and how prevalent and one sided today's University settings are. The book is decidedly from a Christian perspective, and at times the solutions are a bit too pat and the characters a bit too one dimensional. The most accurate portrayals are the every day arguments that take place in University classrooms today on the subjects of Philosophy, Sociology, History and so on.
The novel is fast paced, and written exceptionally well. The moving back and forth between the spiritual plane and the physical is done well, although Frank Perretti's book "This Present Darkness" set the standard on that. It is a great story and as such was hard to put down.
I recommend this book to anyone curious about the duality between the physical world and the spiritual plane, as these depictions challenge the imagination. While many may find some of the plot lines too easily wrapped up, it is a good novel to enjoy and some thought provoking material and statements about spirituality, morality and philosophy.
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| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Great Book! |
| I loved this book. Sure, some of the dialogue and ideas are simplistic. But current christian fiction rarely has this books combination of history, charachters living out the love of Christ, facing the realities of the secular world, and recognizing spiritual warfare. The theology in the book is solid-not often a trait of christian fiction. Her other book The Lights of Tenth Street is great too. I can't wait till she writes more! |
| The Veritas Conflict by Multnomah Books Product Description |
| Claire Rivers races to the mailbox to receive a letter of acceptance to Harvard University while a heavenly battle rages. In this fast-paced, suspenseful novel, the ageless war for the hearts and minds of students on our college campuses is revealed. Conflict between unseen evil and angelic forces reflects their battle for victorious living amidst confused messages. When Claire and her roommate encounter attacks on their faith, a deeper mystery -- involving Harvard's Christian heritage, the pull of money, and a dark plan for societal corruption -- unfolds around them. Will they succumb to temptation and destruction? What has become of Harvard's founding motto: Veritas, Christo et Ecclesiae -- "Truth for Christ and the Church"? Can Claire -- with other praying students and their parents -- counteract the forces of humanism and relativism ... and what will it cost them to do so? |
