Diabolology

About this book

Where did the idea of the Devil come from, and why did this figure acquire such authority over the human imagination? Edward H. Jewett examines biblical and theological accounts of evil through the changing language of demonology.

His study approaches Satan as a problem of doctrine and interpretation, tracing the consequences of treating temptation as the work of a personal enemy. The argument reflects its Christian intellectual setting. Read historically, the book reveals how much religious thought has depended on deciding whether evil is a force, a being or a choice.