Completely reset text;
archival quality paper and
binding; new introduction;
CIP data; new index.
6x9, approx. 320 pages
Hardcover.
ISBN-13: 978-1-934182-07-9
$55.00
By Charles Cardinal Journet
Edited with a new introduction by Gregory M. Reichberg and
Père Michel Cagin
The Meaning of Evil is one of the most profound yet
accessible books written on this immensely important (and
never more timely) topic. Deeply immersed in the highest
traditions of realist philosophy and theology, Journet
addresses the truly important issues surrounding the
nature of evil and the burning questions demanded of us by
its existence and (on occasion) seeming dominance in our
world. Topics addressed include: definitions of evil
throughout history; the actual forms of evil—including the
two forms of evil in man; and the inescapeable question:
“Does evil come from God?” Journet also discusses the
temptation to suicide and, finally, why the existence of evil
actually proves, not disproves, the existence of an all-good
God.
This republication of The Meaning of Evil (first published in
English in 1963) also contains, as an extended introduction,
a major re-assessment of Journet and his impressive corpus
of work, as well as a theoretical treatment of Journet’s
concept of evil in the universe and as an ever-present
element in the human condition.
Catholic theologian, close friend of Jacques Maritain, and
one of the most distinguished churchmen of the twentieth
century. Reflecting a near universal judgement, Christoph
Cardinal Schoenborn of Vienna, Austria, has called Cardinal
Journet “one of the most significant spiritual figures of
modern Church history.”
Université de Toulouse and Ph.D. in philosophy from Emory
University. The author of numerous articles on ethics,
political theory, and medieval philosophy, Dr. Reichberg is
Senior Researcher and Programme Leader at the
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway.
Peter of Solesmes, France, and a noted expert on the
thought of Cardinal Journet.