The Justification of the Good

<DIV>After passing through deism pantheism and sundry atheistic visions of life Vladimir Solovyov emerged as a Christian thinker of irrepressible conviction and uncommon genius. <I>The Justification of the Good</I> one of Solovyov's last and most mature works presents a profound argument for human morality based on the world's longing for and participation in God's goodness.<br><br> In the first part of the book Solovyov explores humanity's inner virtues and their full reality in Christ weaving his moral philosophy with threads drawn from Orthodox theology. In the second part Solovyov discusses the practical implications of Christian goodness for such areas as nationalism war economics legal justice and family.<br><br> This edition of <I>The Justification of the Good</I> reproduces the English edition of 1918 and is the only new publication of this work since that date. The book includes explanatory footnotes by esteemed scholar Boris Jakim and a bibliography compiled by Jakim of Solovyov's major philosophical and religious works.</DIV>