The Leviathan Factor

The Leviathan Factor tells the incredible story of how Satan created as Lucifer the morning star self-transformed into Leviathan Gods serpentine arch foe. When he tried to achieve immortality by tweaking creations lowest-level laws (a sophisticated computer/automaton) he created death instead. As the serpent he reappeared in the Genesis tree of good and evil where he seduced humans to attempt immortality apart from covenant with God. Leviathan is responsible for the false belief that we each have an inner divine spark which when reconnected to our ego awakens our true inherent divinity. Unfortunately he and his demonic spirits also impact our minds bodies and environment as psi. A few of the many markers of these demonic psi are levitation telepathy telekinesis deja vu emotional oppressions poltergeist activities past lives memories voices and visions near death and out-of-body experiences and trance channeling. Many of these psi phenomena are co-factors in mind disorders such as schizophrenia or epilepsy. Manifestations in Christian circles include false tongues and holy laughter. The Leviathan Factor is not a healing how-to. It is the first book to place demonic evil into the context of creations basic structures and laws. Burkholder stretches the bounds of imagination in this bold exploration of the nature of evil. In his argument for the ontological reality of Leviathan (Satan) in contrast to both materialism and neo-gnosticism he engages a vast range of well-researched topics: ancient literature philosophy psychology neuroscience information theory chaos-complexity theory new-age religions and charismatic Christianity. The Leviathan Factor is a fascinating and provocative read. --E. Janet Warren Family Physician; President the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation; Author Cleansing the Cosmos: A Biblical Model for Conceptualizing and Counteracting Evil The Leviathan Factor is one of the most unusual engaging books I have read in a very long while. Burkholder displays an astounding breadth of knowledge as he . . . boldly constructs a plausible account of how the existence of Satan helps explain evil in nature and society. Readers may not agree with everything Burkholder defends in this well-written and highly informative book (I did not) but I doubt anyone will fail to be impressed and challenged by the scope and depth of the case he makes. --Gregory A. Boyd Senior Pastor Woodland Hills Church; President Reknew; Author God At War and Satan and the Problem of Evil Lawrence E. Burkholder is an ordained Mennonite pastor author and independent scholar. He holds graduate degrees in history and theological studies. His academic publications have focused on the interfaces between science and paranormal psi and demonic oppressions in people. This scholarly work has been enhanced by his pastoral counseling experiences in deliverance healing.