The `That God is not the cause of evil` (that God is not the cause of evil) is a speech with dogmatic content. Saint Basil the Great responds with an inductive style and irrefutable argumentation to the common, even today, questions: What is the cause of evil? Who is to blame for the unpleasant events that occur? Why does God not prevent evil? A similar content is found in another speech delivered in the year 386 by the holy Father on the occasion of the terrible famine that plagued the regions of Cappadocia, Pontus, and neighboring areas, because it had not rained for a long time and there was an unusual drought. The title is: `Speech delivered during famine and drought`. The answers are so well-documented that they convince even the most skeptical. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]