The above is the title of an essay by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann recently published in the journal Divine Ascent. Only ONE of the many reasons to read this short but profound article might be gleaned from the following quote from the article:
"EVERYTHING IS GOOD. The Greek fathers say, "Don't you ever dare to say the devil is bad. He is bad by behavior, but he is good by nature." Or else, you go back to the dualism of the extreme "goo god/bad god." The devil is the most perfect creation of God. That is why he became so bad, ontologically speaking."
Provocative, no? But the article provides a very strong conceptual basis for understanding what is REALLY good, and what is just pious pretending or on the other hand, blatant rejection of the truth.
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