About this episode

Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the Earling Exorcism and its historical context.

In 1928, an exorcism unfolded in a tiny Iowa convent. It inspired a 2016 movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the public account and a never-published secret manuscript of the Earling Exorcism. Part 1 of 2.

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Akin

Guest: Dom Bettinelli

Topics covered

• exorcism
• Iowa
• mystery
• film inspiration
• religion
• secret manuscript

Keywords

• exorcism
• Earling Exorcism
• Iowa convent
• Jimmy Akin
• Dom Bettinelli
• 1928
• secret manuscript
• 2016 movie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Earling Exorcism, 2016 movie

Places: Iowa

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