Title: Terror of God : Attar, Job and the metaphysical revolt /
Authors: Kermani, Navid, 1967-; Hoban, Wieland.
Publisher: Polity Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Job; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Fear of God Christianity
Abstract: How can suffering and injustice be reconciled with the idea that God is good, that he loves humans and is merciful to them? Job's question runs through the history of the three monotheistic religions. Time and again, philosophers, theologians, poets, prophets and laypersons have questioned their image of God in the light of a reality full of hardship. Some see suffering as proof of God's existence, others as a demonstration that there can be no God, while others still respond by rebelling against Him.
Contents: Job's question -- The book of suffering -- The justification and terror of God -- The rebellion and terror of God -- History of a counter-theology.