"Capon will help many readers past some of the roughest bumps on the road to examining 'the problem of evil' and 'the goodness of God' thus making life a bit more endurable."

-Christian Century

In this classic book on the problem of evil, now in a new edition, Capon deals with dilemmas that confront believer and nonbeliever alike, reflec- ting on the delight of God in the act of creation, the existence of evil in a world God supposedly made good, what the Church should or shouldn't do if it is to be true to its vocation, and the role of humankind in the whole scheme of things.

"The problem of evil," writes Capon, "exists only for those who believe in God, who believe he made all things out of nothing, and who are stuck with a theology of delight that says all things, bar none, exist because he thinks they're just dandy."

Robert Farrar Capon, an Episcopal priest and freelance writer, is the author of more than a dozen books, including Bed and Board, The Sup- per of the Lamb, Capon on Cooking, and, most recently, The Parables of the Kingdom. He writes regularly on food for the New York Times. He makes his home in Shelter Island, New York.