The Veritas Conflict

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Authors: Shaunti Feldhahn

Tags: #Fiction, #Religious, #Christian, #Suspense, #General

“In
The Veritas Conflict
, Shaunti Feldhahn paints a disturbingly accurate picture of the liberal climate surrounding our most hallowed academic institutions, and of the intense spiritual warfare that exists there. Not only is this thrilling novel a pleasure to read—it gives powerful, Christ-centered perspectives on many difficult situations Christian students face in today’s classroom. Highly recommended for every student and parent!”

Dr. Bill Bright
, founder and president,
Campus Crusade for Christ International


The Veritas Conflict
is a fictional story that is packed with truth. This novel gives a compelling glimpse into the spiritual warfare behind the scenes of one of our nations great universities and sounds a trumpet call for Christians to be salt and light in our often-challenging, secular culture. This story will draw you into a deeper walk with Christ, and inspire you to stand for His truth.”

Dr. Cindy Jacobs
, bestselling author of
Women of Destiny
and
The Voice of God

“A carefully woven plotline that, through the medium of story, delves deeply into intellectual and emotional issues and the invincible power of prayer. Shaunti has written an engaging novel that provides answers to some of life’s most difficult questions about God and truth.”

Ravi Zacharias,
Christian apologist and author,
The Lotus and the Cross

“Having trained Christian students for over twenty years how to apply their faith in a secular educational setting, I know the hazards they face in attempting to be
salt and light
within an increasingly tasteless and dark campus environment.
The Veritas Conflict
challenges Christian students to think about the invisible battle they face on campus—with forces of spiritual darkness, as well as deceitful philosophies, vying for their hearts and minds. Shaunti Feldhahn has woven together practical ideas for waging war on these two simultaneous battlefronts in a compelling and imaginative way.”

Chuck Edwards,
Director of Bible Study Curriculum, Summit Ministries

“Ms. Feldhahn has an enormous writing talent. I cared about her main characters—rooting for them and hoping they’d come through in the end. Her intricate plot left me breathless in awe at how she tied up everything without dropping a thread! Overall, a message of love was given—love that is patient and love that gives to people unselfishly, right where they are.
The Veritas Conflict
takes a few little facts and becomes a full-blown work of contemporary fiction that will certainly cause readers to think.”

Karen Larsen
,
Scribes World Revieiv

The Veritas Conflict
is a work of fiction. The book is based on some historical facts, but
is infused with nonfacts, the author’s imagination, and the author’s religious opinion.
Any similarity between any character in this book and an actual person, living or dead, is purely
coincidental. The author’s process of creating fiction based on historical facts, imagination, and
opinion is more fully detailed in “A Note from the Author” at the back of the book.

T
HE
V
ERITAS
C
ONFLICT
© 2001 Veritas Enterprises, Inc.
published by Multnomah Books

The Holy Bible
, New International Version © 1973, 1984 by International Bible Society,
used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House
Holy Bible
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NLT
) © 1996. Used by permission of
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Holy Bible
, New King James Version (
NKJV
) © 1984 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
The Holy Bible
, King James Version (’KJV)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Feldhahn, Shaunti Christine.
The veritas conflict : a novel of spiritual warfare / by Shaunti Feldhahn
p.cm. eISBN: 978-0-307-56547-1 1. Women college students—Fiction.
2. Spiritual warfare-Fiction. I. Title. PS3556.E4574 V4 2001 813’.54—dc21 2001001088
2010

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Prologue

Part One: The Early Years
Chapter One
Part Two: Today
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Chapter Sixty
A Note from the Author
Other Reading
Acknowledgments
Citations
Addendum

For Jeff
,
My beloved, my friend
.

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