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Satan: A Portrait
Release Window: 2025
Author: Edward Langton
Series: The Langton Library of Supernatural Theology
Formats: Hardcover • Paperback • eBook
Status: Annotated scholarly edition in final proofing
About the book
First published in 1923, Edward Langton’s Satan: A Portrait remains one of the most comprehensive early modern studies on the nature and development of the doctrine of Satan. This new Stratias Press edition—edited and introduced by Dr. Luke Bray restores Langton’s original text and enriches it with historical commentary, critical footnotes, and theological cross-references.
The result is both preservation and conservation: a bridge between early twentieth-century scholarship and twenty-first-century theological inquiry.
Perfect for: Scholars, pastors, and serious readers interested in demonology, church history, and the evolution of theological thought about evil and spiritual beings.
The Way of the Sea
Release window: 2026
Author: Luke Bray, Ph.D.
Formats: Hardcover • Paperback • eBook
Status: In final edits
About the book
Along the shoreline of Galilee, Jesus called fishermen, stilled storms, and fed multitudes. The Way of the Sea is a vivid narrative journey that weaves Scripture, first-century context, archaeology, and spiritual reflection to help readers see the Gospels with fresh eyes. From Capernaum to the Decapolis, the book explores how water, work, and worship converged to shape discipleship then and now.
Perfect for: Readers of biblical history and devotional narrative who want spiritual depth anchored in real places.
The Devil in Würtemberg
Release window: October 2026
Author: Luke Bray, Ph.D.
Genre: Historical fiction (gothic/reformation)
Formats: Hardcover • Paperback • eBook
About the book
In late sixteenth-century Württemberg, the public possession of a young woman—examined, prayed over, and fiercely debated—becomes the catalyst for a widespread religious awakening rather than a descent into hysteria. As pastors, magistrates, and physicians struggle to interpret what they are witnessing, the event exposes deep tensions between emerging Lutheran orthodoxy, older demonological assumptions, and the machinery of territorial governance. What begins as a single contested case ultimately ignites a revival that reshapes preaching, repentance, and communal life, revealing how early Protestantism understood evil, grace, and spiritual authority.
Perfect for: Fans of literary historical fiction who appreciate theological depth and atmospheric, character-driven suspense.
History of Demonology and the Church, Vol. 1
Release window: 2026
Author: Luke Bray, Ph.D.
Series: The History of Demonology and the Church (HDC)
Formats: Hardcover • Paperback • eBook
About the book
Volume I lays the foundation for a six-volume scholarly series tracing the Church’s understanding of the demonic from the Ancient Near East through the early centuries of Christianity. Drawing on primary texts, patristic sources, and modern scholarship, this volume clarifies terms, contexts, and controversies, offering pastors, students, and serious readers a reliable map of the terrain before diving into later eras.
Perfect for: Seminary students, pastors, researchers, and lay leaders seeking rigorous, readable historical theology.