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New page: '''''This Present Darkness''''' is a 1986 novel, written by Frank Peretti. It is his first novel, and details the interactions between heavenly beings (angels and demons) in th...
'''''This Present Darkness''''' is a 1986 novel, written by [[Frank Peretti]]. It is his first novel, and details the interactions between heavenly beings ([[angels]] and [[demons]]) in the small northwestern town of Ashton. It has been widely praised and criticized by many; however, most of the criticisms are based on personal opinions rather than biblical evidence.
==Title==
The title of the book is derived from [[Ephesians]] 6:12: "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over '''this present darkness''', against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."
==Plot==
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The plot involves the spiritual fight between angels and demons. The main antagonist in the novel is the [[New Age Movement]], which is viewed as the demons' method of decieving the people of Ashton—and later the world. The main characters are Bernice Krueger (reporter for the town's newspaper, the ''Clarion''), Marshall Hogan (the editor and owner of the ''Clarion''), and Hank Busche (pastor of the Ashton Community Church).
The story begins on the night of the Ashton Summer Festival. Bernice Krueger takes a photograph of several mysterious people (later revealed to be several of the villains). She is arrested thereafter on false charges of [[prostitution]] and jailed. Marshall Hogan, her boss, visits her the next morning to try to bail her out.
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==Title==
The title of the book is derived from [[Ephesians]] 6:12: "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over '''this present darkness''', against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."
==Plot==
{{spoiler}}
The plot involves the spiritual fight between angels and demons. The main antagonist in the novel is the [[New Age Movement]], which is viewed as the demons' method of decieving the people of Ashton—and later the world. The main characters are Bernice Krueger (reporter for the town's newspaper, the ''Clarion''), Marshall Hogan (the editor and owner of the ''Clarion''), and Hank Busche (pastor of the Ashton Community Church).
The story begins on the night of the Ashton Summer Festival. Bernice Krueger takes a photograph of several mysterious people (later revealed to be several of the villains). She is arrested thereafter on false charges of [[prostitution]] and jailed. Marshall Hogan, her boss, visits her the next morning to try to bail her out.
(still under construction)