Keith Otis Edwards

Sophia Begets the Demiurge

CATHARTIC MUSIC Since the development of monotheism, a salient problem with that system of belief has been widely discussed: namely, if God is all-knowing and all powerful, yet beneficent and kindly, why is there so much suffering in the world? Grief, pain, hunger, sobriety, disease, depression, parasites, and the very natural disasters we term "Acts of God" -- how can it be that a loving, perfect Creator has dealt us such woes? Over the years, theologians have speculated that we should ignore...