Tripp York's The Devil Wears Nada: Satan Exposed! is most definitely outside the mainstream of "Christian" publishing (and I suspect that York would resist that label to begin with as a matter of principle).  Without disclosing any spoilers, York documents his attempt to make contact with the "real" devil by documenting his encounters with religious people of various sorts both in and outside the larger Christian and religious community.    At his worst, York comes across as smug, including, for example, summaries of his seemingly substantial laughing out loud at responses by certain people.  At his best, York is both funny (wickedly so) and theologically insightful.  York is a Mennonite, and I had no idea that Mennonites could be funny in a sarcastic/pull-no-punches sort of way.  York saves some of his most scathing humor and criticism for a few obvious religious charlatans who see demons behind every door to the extent that they embody the ridiculous.  York also picks on both ends of the religious spectrum, from conservative evangelicals to Unitarians.  Warning: he might pick on someone you like along the way--so proceed with caution.  This was my first venture into Mr. York's writing and thought.  In light of what I learned about him from personal background scattered throughout the book, York's style might be described as skater-punk smug (yes, he even gives us his obligatory song/band list at one point) blended with the self-deprecating humor and intellect of a hip university professor (York's day job).  In other words, he can't be pigeon-holed, and if you are looking to read someone who is going to give you all the answers, you will not find it in York.   For those of us who are not as well read as York in progressive Christian theology and philosophy, some of his references and asides are not as appreciated as they might otherwise be.  York also betrays his training as an academic by dropping a good number of footnotes in this non-academic book.  All idiosyncrasies notwithstanding, if you want to undertake a study about the nature of evil "from the fringe," then you will probably enjoy this book as much as I did.  Along the way, I not only laughed, but found myself examining my own biases, and taking seriously York's theological discussion.  To the extent York implies that he entered the journey to find the "real" evil one with a completely open mind, his interviews and summaries left me with the feeling that he had some idea of what he really thought before he began the journey (York drops enough footnotes and references to clue the reader in on his theological influences and thinking, including a few activists from the Christian anarchy and Catholic worker's movements).  Even if you don't find yourself in the same place as York at all turns, thinking Christians of all persuasions will no doubt relish in York's "calling out" a number of crazies who do serious religious folk of all stripes a genuine public disservice.  The faint of heart and easily offended will want to stay away from this one, but if you are game for a lot of irreverence at the expense of evil, then this book might be right up your alley.  In essence, by "taking seriously" his search for the devil in a not-so-serious/comedic way, York strips away the facade of the pop-Christian prince of darkness and pokes much needed holes in the apparently popular belief that the devil is some sort of corporeal, omniscient opposite of a good Creator.   -JBM