Deliverance ministry Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Post-Biblical deliverance practices === [[Exorcism in Christianity|Exorcism]] was practiced by [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] throughout the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sluhovsky, Moshe, 1958-|title=Believe not every spirit: possession, mysticism, & discernment in early modern Catholicism|date=2007|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-76295-1|location=Chicago|oclc=309871210}}</ref> [[Martin Luther]] practiced it in Germany during the 1500s as a way of participating in the "war with the [[Satan|devil]]," a tradition continued by [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]] throughout the [[Reformation]] to the present day.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Harris2019">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Elise |title=Exorcists see ecumenical agenda in fighting 'voluntary possession' |url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/05/exorcists-see-ecumenical-agenda-in-fighting-voluntary-possession |publisher=[[Crux (online newspaper)|Crux]] |access-date=21 April 2023 |language=English |date=14 May 2019}}</ref> He simplified the ceremony too avoid drawing attention to evil powers.<ref name=":1" /> Deliverance practices became somewhat more widespread with the growth of the [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] movement, and especially with the [[Charismatic movement]] that began in the 1960s.<ref name=":3" /> These movements continue to understand themselves as part of [[spiritual warfare]], in which Christians are understood to be at war with the forces of evil which work in the world in efficient ways, afflicting people with all kinds of problems (physical, emotional, spiritual).<ref name=":3" /> People believe they can combat these evil forces through the power and authority of [[God in Christianity|God]].<ref name=":3" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page