Satan: A Portrait; A Study of the Character of Satan Through All the Ages (The Langton Library of Supernatural Theology Book 1) Kindle Edition

Is Satan a real spiritual being or merely a symbol of evil?For much of Christian history, the existence and activity of Satan were assumed as part of the Church's theological worldview. In the modern era, however, belief in the personal adversary has steadily eroded—often replaced by metaphor, psychology, or silence. In Satan: A Portrait, Edward Langton offers a careful, historically grounded examiniation of the biblical and theological wintess concerning Satan. Drawing from Scripture, Jewish tradition, patristic sources, and later Christian thought, Langton presents a restratined yet uncompromising portrait—neither sensationized nor dimissed. Langton's work resists both extremes: the denial of spiritual evil on the one hand, and speculative excess on the other. Instead, he receovers a sober, disciplined theology of the adversary that situates Satan properly within the sovereignty of God and the redemptive mission of Christ. At a time when the Church often struggles to name the nature of evil—or respond to it with theological confidence—Satan: A Portrait offers a recovery of clarity that is both historically grounded and pastorally necessary. This new edition has been carefully edited and reintroduced by Dr. Luke Bray, making Langton's enduring work accessible to contemporary pastors, students, and thoughtful readers. In an age marked by confusion about the reaility of spiritual conflict, Satan: A Portrait remains a timely and clarifying voice. Read more