Ratzinger on Evolution and Evil: A Christological and Mariological Answer to the Problem of Suffering and Death in Creation

I’m delighted to share that my most recent piece has just been posted online for a special issue of the international journal Religions entitled Theodicy and Challenges of Science: Understanding God, Evil and Evolution. The article, entitled “Ratzinger on Evolution and Evil: A Christological and Mariological Answer to the Problem of Suffering and Death in Creation,” argues that Joseph Ratzinger’s thought offers a compelling way to address the presence of suffering and death across evolutionary history. The essay can be downloaded for free here: