Is Dr. Bradshaw’s novel, Sinister Among Us, simply a good mystery that’s fun to read, or does the reader actually learn about demonology—Satan, the devil, demons, demon possession, and exorcism?
The reader definitely learns about demonology. In fact, Dr. Bradshaw wrote the novel specifically for the purpose of providing the layperson with an easy to understand introduction to demonology. Dr. Bradshaw has frequently addressed this in articles and speeches from a scholarly point of view. In response to encouragement to write about demonology for the layperson, he decided to do so in the form of a novel. It takes place on a college campus in southern Indiana where the president of the college is faced with a multitude of difficult and unusual problems. Unable to find a logical explanation for his troubles, he begins to explore the possibility that evil spirits are involved. As the story unfolds the reader is gradually exposed to what might well be described as a 101 course on demonology.
