Evil Without and Within
In this series I attempted to present the notion evil from a philosophical viewpoint then comparing and contrasting the positions of orthodox theology vs mystical theology in the works of the hassidic masters and the central pivot-that of the notion of Tzmitzum or divine contraction.
The articles below provide the range from rational theodicy to mystical and heretical viewpoints for the origin of evil.
From the Vilna gaon and Rabbi Chayim Mi’Volozhin to the Alter rebbe of Chabad and rebbe Nachman we traverse the entire spectrum of the divine, the personal divine and the problem of evil.