Terror of God
Subtitle: Attar, Job and the Metaphysical Revolt
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780745645261
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t. poetical books; Fear of god
Description: 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.