Play and foundation. Theodicy in Contemporary Theology

Learn how to suffer, and you will suffer no longer, according to a wise, centuries-old saying. But can this lesson ever really be learned? Where does suffering come from? What is the origin of the, often faceless, rampage of evil in the world, a world which the believer (despite all suffering) accepts as created by God, and which the unbeliever must eventually also accept as good, if he or she wants to go on living? Or would it be more useful to focus on the significance of evil, rather than its source? This book offers profound theological, philosophical and literary insights for those who are seeking and asking questions. S. Béla Visky (b. 1961) served as a pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Romania for twelve years. He then taught systematic theology at the University of Babeș-Bolyai in Cluj. He has studied in Cluj, Geneva, Budapest and Paris and has two doctoral degrees, one in theology and one in philosophy. Since 2013 he has taught at the Cluj Protestant Theology Institute.