Pre-Order My Next Book (But One)

Near the end of the first chapter of her autobiography, St. Térèse of Lisieux recounts a dream she had when she was young, in which a couple of devils played near her home until they saw here and ran in fright. She comments on the significance of the dream: "I do not suppose this dream was very extraordinary, but I do think God made use of it to show me that a soul in the state of grace need never be afraid of the devil, who is such a coward that even the gaze of a child will frighten him away" (this edition, p. 13). 

I thought of this passage when reading the blurb by John Mark Hicks for my forthcoming book Satan and His Friends (ACU Press), which is now available for pre-order from Amazon. I like very much how the cover turned out, and the price is nice at $22.99. 

Here is John Mark's blurb, copied from Amazon. 

Drawing on the ancient Near Eastern context, Second Temple Judaism, and early Christian interpretation, Edmon L. Gallagher unveils how disputed and uncertain many widely accepted views are. Gallagher walks us through the texts about the unseen realm and provides an account that is more restrained in his conclusions in contrast to what one might often hear from Christian pulpits. Reading this book is a healthy exercise in exegetical and theological caution. I appreciate where he ultimately lands—God is sovereign, Christ is victor, and we do not fear the unseen forces. I recommend the book as an alternative perspective to the dominant popular conceptions of the heavenly realm.

I appreciate John Mark for reading my book and supplying the recommendation. 

As the title of this post hints, this book on Satan is not actually my next book scheduled for publication, though it is my next book scheduled for publication in America. A few months before this Satan book is published in July, my Apocrypha book will be published by OUP in the UK, and that book is available for pre-order on the UK Amazon. But it's not yet available for pre-order on the American version of Amazon, though there is a page dedicated to it that provides information and a cover image. It will be published in America a week after my Satan book. When I notice it available for pre-order on Amazon.com, I'll post about it.