Stories of the devil as target for Luther's inkpot and farts are well known. Less recognized is Luther's re-mythologizing the devil of his medieval heritage into a theology of the demonic wherein the devil is both the mask of God and the prince of lies. Hence to deal with the devil is to deal with God; to oppose God's wrath and condemnation of sin by God's grace and forgiveness manifest in the cross of Christ. Schneider develops this core of Luther's theology through extensive historical-theological analysis of Luther's frequent affirmation, “I am a Christian,” a phrase he attributed to various women martyrs and nuns who had withstood the onslaught of demonic despair. Schneider emphasizes Luther's use of the phrase in pastoral care as an expression of the reality of one's baptism not one's piety. The first four chapters focus on the phrase, its meaning for Luther, identification of possible sources such as the medieval nuns Mechthild of Hackeborn and Meththild of Magdeburg, an argument for the influence on Luther of medieval Christ-centered affective theology. The fifth chapter explores the application of Luther's struggles with the demonic to contemporary pastoral care addressed to those in despair, women in particular, as a result of “racism, sexism, and a host of other ‘isms’ that shape our lives” (128).