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Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many Christians live as though they are effectively alone. However, there is another realm of intelligent life that plays a role in the world—angelic beings. This book explores the doctrine of angels and demons, answering key questions about their nature and the implications for Christians’ beliefs and behavior, helping readers see their place in the larger biblical plotline that includes...

Whatever the understanding of spiritual warfare needs to be, the devil is an integral part of the story. So as a working definition, let me define spiritual warfare as that aspect of our common struggle as Christians against the machinations of malevolent spiritual creatures that are intent on thwarting God’s redemptive plan for his human creatures. A broader definition would take into account the way that our passions can arise within us and conduct war, as in James 4:1–2: “What causes quarrels
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