Introduction : why the devil? -- The Hebrew biblical tradition : the paradox of minority monotheism -- The New Testament and early Christianity : apocalyptic and its Christian vicissitudes -- Monasticism and medieval Christianity : the ransom paid the devil -- The fall of the de…
The most enduring challenge to traditional monotheism is the problem of evil, which attempts to reconcile three incompatible propositions: God is all-good, God is all-powerful, and evil happens. The Prince of This World traces the story of one of the most influential attempts to…
The most enduring challenge to traditional monotheism is the problem of evil, which attempts to reconcile three incompatible propositions: God is all-good, God is all-powerful, and evil happens. The Prince of This World traces the story of one of the most influential attempts to…