Joseph F. Kelly, Professor of Religious Studies at John Caroll University, has written a concise yet nuanced pastoral theological response to the problem of evil.Homiletic Kelly offers a salvific vision of how individuals can respond and indeed overcome the evil seen in the world today. Written in a simple, clear, personal style with reflection questions to more individualize the lessons, Kelly's book provides a much needed antidote to our almost overwhelming consciousness of evil in the world today.Catholic Library World The problem of evil touches everyone. Professor Kelly provides a careful introduction to the problem of evil for the general reader, drawing on the whole of Christian tradition. His is a message of hope telling that each of us, in our own ways, can address the evil we meet with positive acts of Christian love.Phyllis Zagano, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York Every true theologian, we have come to understand, is a pastoral theologian. Joseph Kelly's narrative treatment of the problem of evil is clear, instructive, authoritative - and truly pastoral. This timely book both enlightens and encourages at a time when responding to evil is a paramount responsibility for us all.Donald Cozzens, John Carroll University, Author, Sacred Silence and The Changing Face of the Priesthood In this brief but compelling little book, Joseph Kelly . . . offers a thoughtful contemporary theodicy for young Christians.America