Evil in Creation
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This article is an excerpt from the work *L'Hymne à la joie* by Maurice Zundel, a Catholic theologian, reproduced in an appendix of an issue devoted to evil in creation. It is a philosophical and theological meditation that confronts the reality of natural violence — illustrated by ethological observations drawn from Konrad Lorenz — with the notion of an inner God, source of generosity and love. The central idea is that the present state of creation, marked by suffering and predation, results from a failure of the rational creature, the consequences of which affect the entire cosmos. Drawing on Romans 8:19-22, Zundel proposes that creation forms a unified whole with humanity, and that the restoration of this magnetic pull of love depends on the consent of free beings. The theological contribution lies in this original articulation between sin, evolution, and cosmic eschatology.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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