A bold retelling of the history of lying in medieval and early modern Europe Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition from medieval to modern society. According to many historians, Europe became modern when Europeans began to lie—that is, when they began to argue that it is sometimes acceptable to lie. This popular account offers a clear trajectory of historical progression from a medieval world of faith, in which every lie is sinful, to a more worldly early modern society in which lying becomes a permissible strategy for self-defense and self-advancement. Unfortunately, this story is wrong. For medieval and early modern Christians, the problem of the lie was the problem of human existence itself. To ask "Is it ever acceptable to lie?" was to ask how we, as sinners, should live in a fallen world. As it turns out, the answer to that question depended on who did the asking. The Devil Wins uncovers the complicated history of lying from the early days of the Catholic Church to the Enlightenment, revealing the diversity of attitudes about lying by considering the question from the perspectives of five representative voices—the Devil, God, theologians, courtiers, and women. Examining works by Augustine, Bonaventure, Martin Luther, Madeleine de Scudéry, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and a host of others, Dallas G. Denery II shows how the lie, long thought to be the source of worldly corruption, eventually became the very basis of social cohesion and peace.

Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its own, as part of a themed mini-set, or as part of a specially-priced 204-volume set. A brochure listing each title in the "International Library of Psychology" series is available upon request.

“Both good and evil are equal forces in a constant war that maintains equilibrium. We have been under the law of ‘Light,’ and it has shown itself to be abusive, enslaving, and stifling to the betterment of mankind.” Thus opens the Ahrimani Enlightenment by Dastur Adam Daniels, a tome that serves as a guide for those who choose to worship Ahriman, providing key articles of faith, prayers, and rituals. Ahriman is of course the nemesis of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism, and here he is interpreted as the true essence of the universe, assisted by Melek Taus, the illuminating light, guardian, and ruler of Earth in this system. For the uninitiated, the church of Ahriman seeks to break away from the conventional association with traditional Satanists, “due to the understanding that Satan is a fallen angel subservient to the slave master Jehovah. Traditional Satanists believe that in the end, Satan and Jehovah will war,” and Satan will emerge the victor. However, Ahriman is an equally unstoppable force. The Dark Ages, dominated by the Catholic Church, based their spiritual enemy, Satan, on Ahriman.

Religious book-shops and book-stands have been filled in recent times with books and pamphlets containing sensational stories of encounters, deliverance, miracles, and revelations. The book you are holding in your hand is not another sensation book. The writer of this book is a respected Senior Civil Servant in his Ministry; so he is not out looking for a job or for monetary gains. He is also a deacon in his church whose knowledge of the scriptures is profound; so he is not interested in establishing a new church, which, unfortunately appears to be in fashion nowadays. The book in your hands is the account of one man's experience of how God has used him to bring deliverance to those whom Satan had bound in one form or another. If the claims appear to you to be fantastic and perhaps incredible, I urge you to hold your suspicion and skepticism in check until you have read through the whole book. You will discover that this is more than a story of other people's deliverance. It is a guide, a personal guide, to every Christian living in our society and culture today on how you can live your life victoriously, as an over-comer, protected by the name of Jesus Christ - the name above all other names. One of the ploys that Satan, the enemy of God's people, uses under the guise of Science, enlightenment, and sophistication, is to get people to deny that Satan is real. The more people believe that Satan is not real, the easier it is for the father of lies and the inventor of deceit to operate, like an under-cover agent. But, of course, to deny Satan's operations is not biblical; for the Word of God tells us that the son of God was manifested so as to destroy the works of Satan. Every Christian, therefore, who is a living Christian must be on full alert to the strategies and devices of the evil one; and accordingly take the steps outlined in this work to ensure your Victory over Satan. One thing you can rest assured: that at the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow. TO GOD BE ALL THE PRAISE AND GLORY!

Famous 23-day-long exorcism case of Erling, Iowa. Incredible and frightening. We have received several letters from Iowa verifying that this exorcism really occurred. Probably the most famous exorcism ever performed in the U.S.A.