{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-evil","title":"The Meaning of Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Charles Journet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe modern age\u003cb\u003e \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMan has places in his poor heart which do not yet exist, and into them enters suffering, that they may have existence.\u003c\/em\u003e” –Léon Bloy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCarefully 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.\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":53100029477231,"sku":"978-1950970919","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Products5x8_63.jpg?v=1781124582","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-evil","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}