Sympathy for the Devil: Adam Kotsko

In this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion, Adam Kotsko talks about his recent book, The Prince of this World, which offers a political and genealogical examination of the role of the Devil in the Abrahamic traditions, and the cultures that arise from these traditions.

Kotsko traces the rise and fall of the devil from his inception in the Hebrew Bible to his contemporary figuration in secular modernity―an origin story which ends up offering a timely reading of our contemporary moment.

Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College in Chicago. His books include Neoliberalism’s Demons, Why We Love Sociopaths, and Politics of Redemption.