

Lilith was raised by the minor demon Panic, despite the general consensus that she was actually the daughter of the major demon of lust, Vixen. Despite his small size, Leech knows he was meant for great things and refuses to let larger demons get in the way of his ambition and hunger for power.ĭenied a life of ease and luxury, Lilith trained herself to fight with a single goal in mind: killing her mother. His father is a lowly minor demon in General Cain's armies and has little hope of advancing. Leech has always been picked on and bullied by the other demons. After all, his father did give him Michael the Archangel's short blade before he was dragged off by the devil's army. The demon Shadow vows to rescue his father but has always wondered if the rumors were true. Years ago he branded Shadow's father, Abaddon, a traitor, guilty of conspiring with the angels, and currently tortures him in the lowest circle of hell. This book is a comprehensive philosophical and theological investigation of angels and demons and is unquestionably the most comprehensive book on this neglected topic written since the Second Vatican Council.The devil made a big mistake. To date very little of his work has been translated into English. He is the current Secretary of the International Theological Commission.

On the other hand, angelology, insofar as it is inseparable from the ensemble of the Christian mystery (from the doctrine of creation to the Christian understanding of the spiritual life), can be envisioned from an original and fruitful perspective.įather Serge-Thomas Bonino is a renowned European theologian and highly regarded expert in Thomist thought, both philosophical and theological. Thus, reflection on the ontological constitution of the angel, on the modes of angelic knowledge, and on the nature of the sin of Satan can engage and shed light on the most fundamental areas of metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. On the one hand, as part of faith seeking understanding, angelology has been and can continue to be a source of enrichment for philosophy. Certainly, the doctrine of angels and demons is not at the heart of Christian faith, but its place is far from negligible. Angels and Demons offers a detailed synthesis of the givens of the Christian tradition concerning the angels and demons, as systematized in its essential principles by St. Yet, today more than ever, the belief in the existence of intermediary spirits between the human and divine realms needs to be evangelized and Christianized.

Logos Research Subscription for SchoolsĪngels occupy a significant space in contemporary popular spirituality.
