Terror of God: Attar, Job and the Metaphysical Revolt
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.In this remarkable book Navid Kermani - a distinguished Islamic scholar of Iranian origin - sees this revolt against God as the central motif of…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7456-4527-8
- EAN: 9780745645278
- Produktnummer: 19161639
- Verlag: Polity Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 266 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.2 cm 432 g
- Gewicht: 432
Über den Autor
Navid Kermani is a writer and Islamic scholar who lives in Cologne, Germany. He has been awarded numerous prizes for his literary and academic work, the most recent being the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal in 2011.
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