{"product_id":"the-devil-and-his-advocates-by-erik-butler-9781789143737","title":"The Devil and His Advocates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSatan is not God's enemy in the Bible, and he's not always bad—much less evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of the Old and New Testaments, Erik Butler explores the Devil through literature, theology, visual art, and music from antiquity up to the present, discussing canonical authors such as Dante, Milton, and Goethe, along with a wealth of lesser-known sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince his first appearance in the Book of Job, Satan has pursued a single objective: to test human beings, whose moral worth and piety leave plenty of room for doubt. Satan can be manipulative, but at worst he facilitates what mortals are inclined to do anyway. \u003cem\u003eThe Devil and His Advocates\u003c\/em\u003e explains why, with wit and surprising examples. 'The Devil made me do it' does not hold up in the court of cosmic law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428242211052,"sku":"9781789143737","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789143737.jpg?v=1774766816","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-devil-and-his-advocates-by-erik-butler-9781789143737","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}