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The Prince of This World
Adam Kotsko
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Description for The Prince of This World
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
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 square this circle: the offloading of responsibility for evil onto one of God's rebellious creatures. In this striking reexamination, the devil's story is bitterly ironic, full of tragic reversals. He emerges as a theological symbol who helps oppressed communities cope with the trauma of unjust persecution, torture, and death at the hands of political authorities and ... Read more
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 square this circle: the offloading of responsibility for evil onto one of God's rebellious creatures. In this striking reexamination, the devil's story is bitterly ironic, full of tragic reversals. He emerges as a theological symbol who helps oppressed communities cope with the trauma of unjust persecution, torture, and death at the hands of political authorities and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9781503600201
SKU
V9781503600201
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About Adam Kotsko
Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College in Chicago. His books include Why We Love Sociopaths (2012) and Politics of Redemption (2010).
Reviews for The Prince of This World
The devil's visitations have been multivalent in the course of history and we should not be shocked by the reach of his wily creativity. The devil is, as ever, the prince of this world, and he will have his seat at the table. The central idea of his truly excellent study-that the devil exists and persists in a living gallery ... Read more