The Sword and the Mask

“The Sword and the Mask offers a comprehensive and incisive assessment of two influential Western approaches to the field of spiritual warfare today. . . . Steering away from both the neglect and the sensationalism so common in spiritual-warfare discussions in churches today, this work is a much-needed, refreshing, and satisfying guide to a difficult and complex topic.”


—Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Concordia Seminary





“Furgeson surveys several approaches to the conflict between God and the devil that is fought on the battleground of the lives of believers and employs Luther’s insights to offer readers a realistic, ultimately optimistic, basis for dealing with the presence of the Evil One and every form he uses to assault them. This encouraging report from the battlefield will edify its readers greatly.”


—Robert Kolb, Concordia Seminary, emeritus