The last several decades have seen an ever-increasing interest in matters Spiritual, in Angels, the Papacy, and Religions. This is reflected in our pop culture: TV, MTV, music, books, and movies. And the Press. An evangelical movement promises reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. All of the above could be should be - a plus. The author, however, posits that the jury is still out, and that there could be a minus. He suggests the possibility of a coming clash between Faiths, of violence in the name of God. This is nothing new; witness the Crusades, Inquisitions, European religious wars, the persecutions that brought the first settlers to America, and now todays religiously inspired acts of international terrorism. The author - a Bible student and devoted follower of Christ - has been paying rapt attention to developing religious events and has written eight studies on theological themes originally prepared as notes for the teaching of an Adult Education class. They touch on Scriptural prophecies, controversial Bible texts, and events transpiring in the world of Religion. As such they are relevant to this day and to the spiritual direction in which we seem to be heading; as a Faith, a nation, and a world

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