So, Shane handed me To Reign in Hell. I knew that it would be an interesting look at creation, so there will be some comparisons to my description of The Garden.
I enjoyed the story. The book was well written and engaging. The theology is definitely not in line with my beliefs. However, the concept of things going wrong because of interference and manipulation is really interesting. One angel’s scheming plays Yahweh and Satan off of each other. And I really thought that the idea of Satan, Beelzebub, and Lucifer being separate entities was intriguing.
While The Garden made me angry at the bad theology, To Reign in Hell was just a really interesting story. It may have been that I expected more from The Garden. I expected that it would be a great new look at the creation story – there is so much that could be done with it and still contain sound theology.
But I would definitely recommend To Reign in Hell to someone as a great story.
Posted by Heather Voss at January 11, 2005 11:49 AM