Evil

Mass murders, pedophiles, terrorism, earthquakes, disease. It's not good enough, says N. T. (Tom) Wright, to say that if we all try a little harder we can create a perfect world. This is the world in which evil can and does take over individuals, institutions and sometimes whole nations.Filmed in Israel, South Africa and England, Evil confronts some of the major issues of our time, from the Christmas Tsunami to the African AIDS pandemic, from the Iraq war and 9/11 to the murky world of violence and sexual exploitation, and puts them under the biblical spotlight. In this 60-minute film, N. T. (Tom) Wright, in South Africa with Desmond Tutu, explores the potential for defeating evil. There is a solution to the problem of evil, he says, if only we have the honesty and the courage to name it and understand it for what it is.Features and BenefitsFeatures world renowned New Testament scholar N. T. Wright. Shot on location in Israel, South Africa and England. Plainly explains one of the most troubling questions of our day or any day. Includes a study guide which can be used in two or four hour-long sessions.