Facing the Fiend

"If Baillie is right that 'evil cannot be understood in its being, but in its expression'--and I am entirely convinced she is--then this book itself is a splendid expression of that very phenomenon, as it lays out the various masks of a character we have long learned to loathe, but can now, under the author's thoughtful guidance, appreciate anew."

--Andrew W. Hass, Reader in Religion, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling



"It is not often that one comes across a book written about religion that makes one's hair stand on end, but it is Eva Marta Baillie's achievement to have done so! Uniquely well placed to scour through material in several European languages, she has produced a gripping exploration of 'Satan'--liar, corrupter, and adversary, his relatives, doubles, and human counterparts in all their ambiguity--in a splendid range of narratives. Fascinating and unnerving reading!"

--Ann Loades, Professor Emerita of Divinity, University of Durham and Honorary Professor of Divinity, University of St. Andrews



"Even as the nature of evil in a world created and redeemed by a loving God remains a profound mystery to theology, through the pages of literature Satan wanders as a character beyond redemption. Never more so than in the blood-soaked fiction of our own time, Satan lives through the lives of others--a fearful presence brought to our attention by this haunting and timely book."

--David Jasper, Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow and Distinguished Overseas Professor, Renmin University of China