The question of evil has been addressed hardly at all in the Orthodox Church. In comparison with other Christian dogmas, the answer is still expressed in a form that, of course, reveals the truth, but rather nebulously developed. Evil has its origins and draws its strength from the free will of created spirits, be they a part of the ranks of angels or human persons. This is the Orthodox position. But it’s a long way from being fully comprehensible. Nevertheless, the Church at one stage- at the time of the Gnostics- came under great pressure to develop the theory concerning the source of evil. All the Gnostic movements were tormented by the question: ‘Where does evil originate?’. And they all came ...





















