Kate Jackson-Meyer, Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2022), pp. xi + 195. $49.95

Abstract

religion and the promotion of false religion for the sake of entrapping people in pride. Overall, this study is an excellent contribution to Augustine’s demonology. Not only is Wiebe clear in his aims and limits, but he opens up a number of possible avenues for further work. He concludes by challenging contemporary readers not to dismiss Augustine’s theology of the demonic but to consider the implications of exposing and defeating false gods today. While this is primarily historical study, Wiebe’s deft engagement with contemporary thought positions this book as valuable reading not only for scholars of Augustine or early Christian demonology, but for anyone thinking through how personified forms of evil might fit into theological systems.