Publisher: Tyndale House
Pages: 208
Genre: Adult, Christian Fiction
Source: Review copy
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From the Publisher:
As One Devil to Another is an astonishing debut work
that C. S. Lewis’s biographer and foremost Lewis authority Walter Hooper calls
“a stunning achievement, the finest example of the genre of diabolical
correspondence to appear since this genre was popularized by C. S. Lewis.”
Enter into this chilling and diabolical tale, one that reveals the very tricks
and strategies of Hell.
Through a series of letters between devils created by Platt,
senior devil Slashreap trains his young protégé, Scardagger, to win an
individual soul away from Heaven and into their clutches. As the devils plot
their way to triumph, they reveal the spiritual dangers and risks we face in
today’s society. Their frighteningly accurate perspective on issues such as
contemporary technology and sexual mores is interwoven with timeless matters
such as the power of prayer, the purpose of suffering, and the promises held
out by Heaven . . . and Hell.
Destined to become a modern classic, As One Devil to Another is a
brilliantly written, deeply unsettling perspective on twenty-first-century
society . . . a glimpse of ourselves through the eyes of those who have
embraced their underworldly existence.
My thoughts:
I have always been a fan of
“The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
After reading this book I can say that if C.S. Lewis was still alive I
would believe that this book was a sequel to his book. We meet Slashreap and Scardaggar. Slashreap is a demon who is mentoring
his nephew Scardaggar in the fine points of corrupting people. This is a book that points out the
subtle ways Satan makes every day things we do appear to be benign. It’s scary to read a book like this and realize as you are reading, ‘Hey that was me’.
The letters from Slashreap to
his nephew Scardaggar focus on everything from gluttony and over-consuming, to sexual
depravity. You know those things
we don’t need that we buy, “just because”, and those movies that have just a
little bit of sexual content to them.
Slashreap wants to make sure his nephew does everything he can to bring
the “client” to the gates of hell.
They speak of Christ as the adversary. I am sure that is how Satan sees him.
I was taken aback by how easily our society has slipped
up. We isolate ourselves with
gadgets. We separate ourselves
from our friends and children, wasting valuable time we could give to God with
“things”. This is not only a
modern retelling of “The Screwtape Letters”, but so much more. This should be read by every
Christian. So many of these things
didn’t seem important to me until I had finished the book. I had to look at the book and realize
there were so many areas I actually became the “client”. This was something that I then needed
to spend time praying about.
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