Say No to the Devil!

Say no to the Devil
The Christian Devil is a beguiling and strangely attractive figure, despite his utterly negative portrayal over two thousand years. This talk explores the origins and nature of his curious allure.
Why are women often portrayed as more susceptible to the Devil then men?
How has the portrayal of the Devil changed in popular culture?
Speaker:
Prof. Darren Oldridge is a specialist in sixteenth and seventeenth-century religious history. His interests include witchcraft and the Devil, the supernatural, and the religious context of the English Civil Wars. A recurring theme of his work is the rationality underpinning apparently strange beliefs: this is reflected, most recently, in the new edition of Strange Histories (Routledge: 2017). More broadly, he is interested in the relationship between poetry and film and the past.
At present he is writing a book on early modern English demonology and editing the fourth edition of The Witchcraft Reader, to be published by Routledge in 2025 and 2028 respectively.
Date and Time:
Saturday 17th October at 11am
Location:
Old Baptist Chapel
Old Baptist Chapel Court
Tewkesbury
Gl205Rz
Tickets:
Adults: £7.00
Concessions: £5.50