The Trinity and Theodicy: The Trinitarian Theology of von Balthasar and the Problem of Evil (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)

Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This basic question of human existence receives a fresh answer in this book as the mystery of evil is explored in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. God's permission of evil and the way in which suffering can lead human persons into the life of the Trinity are discussed in dialogue with the great Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. In the light of Balthasar's model of the Trinity as divine self-giving love, we gain a profound grasp of the nature of suffering in human life by placing our suffering in the context of the divine life of the Triune God. "Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This basic question of human existence receives a fresh answer in this book as the mystery of evil is explored in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. God's permission of evil and the way in which suffering can lead human persons into the life of the Trinity are discussed in dialogue with the great Swiss theologian Has Urs von Balthasar. In the light of Bathasar's model of the Trinity as divine self-giving love, we gain a profound grasp of the nature of suffering in human life by placing our suffering in the context of the divine life of the Triune God."--Jacket Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This book intends to answer this basic question of human existence. It explores the mystery of evil in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. It discusses God's permission of evil and the way in which suffering can lead human persons into the life of the Trinity. Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This book explores this question in the context of the mystery of the Trinity. God's permission of evil and the way in which suffering can lead human persons into the life of the T. Introduction to the problem of evil The challenge of evil in analytic philosophy Responses to the problem of evil in analytic philosophy The Bible and theodicy Hans Urs von Balthasar's theology of the Trinity The Trinity and theodicy.