Quest for the Historical Satan - De La Torre, Miguel; Hernandez, Albert
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De La Torre and Hernandezs volume probes the murky origins of the satanic legends and beliefs back to their pre-Christian roots in the Middle East. They unearth the satanic roots in Egyptian and Babylonian understandings of evil. They also show, however, that the ancient Satan has some characteristics we would hardly recognize, especially his appearance in most ancient cultures and survival in many traditional religions as the trickster figure. This is a fascinating story that helps the reader reframe basic elements of our worldview of good and evil.

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De La Torre and Hernandezs volume probes the murky origins of the satanic legends and beliefs back to their pre-Christian roots in the Middle East. They unearth the satanic roots in Egyptian and Babylonian understandings of evil. They also show, however, that the ancient Satan has some characteristics we would hardly recognize, especially his appearance in most ancient cultures and survival in many traditional religions as the trickster figure. This is a fascinating story that helps the reader reframe basic elements of our worldview of good and evil.
Autorenporträt
Miguel A. De La Torre is professor of social ethics at Iliff School of Theology in Denver. He has published over thirty-one books, including Social Justice from a Latino/a Perspective (2013), The Quest for the Historical Satan (Fortress Press, 2011), Liberating Jonah: Forming an Ethics of Reconciliation (2007), and Doing Christian Ethics from the Margins (2004). He was president of the Society for Christian Ethics and a board member of the American Academy of Religion. He was also the founding editor of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion. His award-winning documentary Trails of Hope and Terror has been shown at international film festivals.