There is a third option, however. It is expressed in an old rabbinic idea: Before the dawn of creation God, having seen all the evil humankind would commit, had to forgive the world before creating it. Between the complete disregard of justice and the relentless pursuit of justice lies forgiveness. For Christians, forgiveness is paradigmatically enacted in Christ’s death. In that event, God shouldered the sin of the unjust and ungodly world and reconciled it to its divine source and goal. In relation