They may call it that, but it's not Theophostic. Conventional Christian therapists are making some use of Theophostic. Mark Verkler, one of Meier's New Life colleagues in Dallas, also supports Theophostic ministry. Mark Bubeck, who wrote The Adversary , inner-healing teachers John and Paula Sanford, and Charles Kraft of Fuller Theological Seminary have supported Theophostic methods in varying ways. Others are cautious about the method, including Fernando Garzon, associate professor in the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Some people think it is of the devil.
The truth is probably somewhere in between. Garzon has been doing preliminary clinical studies on Theophostic during the last year. He will present his results at the international convention of the Christian Association of Psychological Studies, which will meet in Richmond, Virginia, in March. Some critics fault Theophostic for its approach to the demonic. Smith teaches that demons, sometimes numbering in the hundreds, may inhabit and influence even a Christian's mind.