Angels: An Insight into their Existence

In It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra spun a tale of a bumbling helper of humans. In a more recent movie Nicolas Cage is one who falls in love with a lady. A famous pop singer is loving them instead. The Book of Genesis depicts them as doing strange things--mating with the daughters of men to spawn giants, for example, and wrestling with Jacob for no apparent reason. In Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders told of one who wished to be human. Then there are the numerous testimonies of people who have encountered them in times of need and crisis. To what are we referring? They are angels, of course, and they have fascinated us since recorded history began.

Since the dawning of civilisation angels have been an integral part of human belief systems. In this fascinating study, Ian McCoy takes a serious look at these celestial beings, examining their role throughout history. He then looks at their place in the Bible – Gabriel and Michael maybe the superstars, but the Holy Book is saturated with angels.

Next Mr McCoy examines people who have been "touched by an angel". Angelic encounters have been widely testified to and we hear directly from some of these people. Finally he discusses the reality of angels – speculating on the strange science of quantum mechanics and the Jungian idea that angels could be real – as an extension of the human psyche. His conclusion? You may be surprised.