Offering an alternative to classic Christian theodicies (justification of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil), Wendy Farley interprets the problem of evil and suffering within a tragic context, advocating compassion to describe the power of God in the struggle against evil.
Wendy Farley is the Rice Family Chair of Spirituality, Director of Programs in Christian Spirituality, and Director of Programs in the Art of Spiritual Direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary, associated with Redlands University. She is professor emerita at Emory University. Farley is a systematic theologian and the author of several books, including The Wounding and Healing of Desire: Weaving Heaven and Earth, Gathering Those Driven Away: A Theology of Incarnation, The Thirst of God: Contemplating God’s Love with Three Women Mystics, and Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion. She is also an associate at the Green Bough House of Prayer, an ecumenical retreat center in Adrian, Georgia.
