Great to hear you’re very well-acquainted with Sowell and Lewis.
Absent-mindedly I neglected to mention something I personally rate more helpful than what I previously mentioned.
What the Bible Teaches About Spiritual Warfare
- a book that capably critiques and debunks many wildly popular, often empirically-based misconceptions about Satan and demons.
Available as a top-rated paperback at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964184193
Also available as a free pdf download. Very handy as an easily computer-searchable document:
Go to: https://deanbibleministries.org/component/rsform/form/12-book-order-form?Itemid=134
In the left-hand column, scroll down to the box that says:
“What the Bible Teaches About Spiritual Warfare is now available to download in PDF format by clicking here.”
Or, on that same web page, in the middle column, the book can be ordered as a free paperback.
(If you order from that site, don’t worry; they won’t stick you on a mailing list or sell your info or bother you in any other way.)
Thank you-I will absolutely explore this.