{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-evil","title":"The Meaning of Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Charles Journet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe modern age \u003c\/b\u003eis marked by a singular preoccupation with the problem of evil and its attendant implications for the Gospel message. In \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Journet conducts a robust theological study of the Christian tradition and its response to this perennial question. Carefully and competently restating and elaborating upon the tradition, Journet lays out clearly the problem of evil in its nature and its forms; considers the relation of evil to an omnipotent and loving God; distinguishes natural evils from moral evils; establishes freedom as the condition for both good and evil; and, in closing, reflects upon evil in human history, suffering as “trial,” and the authentically human attitude toward suffering.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStanding among the best scholarly treatments of its topic, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e is notable also for its merciful concern for concrete human sufferings, a concern which manifests the full import of Léon Bloy’s famous formula: “Man has places in his poor heart which do not yet exist, and into them enters suffering, that they may have existence.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvil forces the mind to founder in contradiction or to rise to mystery. The contradiction lies in denying God or denying evil; the mystery affirms the coexistence of the two extremes, it does not seek to make one diminish the other, but uses each to produce a deeper knowledge of the other. \u003c\/i\u003e(Charles Journet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Journet\u003c\/b\u003e (1891–1975) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and cardinal. In 1926, with his close friend Jacques Maritain, Journet founded the influential theological journal \u003ci\u003eNova et Vetera\u003c\/i\u003e. His works in English include: \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knowledge of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Church of the Word Incarnate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970919\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68197678973113,"sku":"978-1950970919","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/ProductImages_107.jpg?v=1794089261","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-evil","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}