Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on the Figure of Job: The Disruptive Challenges of God - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nassim Bravo, Eduardo CharpenelSeries:Philosophy of History and CulturePublish date:10/23/2025Pages:310
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744271ISBN-10:9004744274UPC:9789004744271Book Category:Philosophy, Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, PhilosophySize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.38Product ID:SC2V4N3FJT
The Book of Job remains one of the most profound and unsettling texts in religious and philosophical thought, raising timeless questions about suffering, justice, and the human relationship with the divine. Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on the Figure of Job brings together a diverse collection of essays that explore Job's narrative from multiple perspectives--philosophical, theological, comparative, and literary--without reducing its complexity or imposing a singular interpretation. Engaging with thinkers such as Kant, Kierkegaard, and René Girard, as well as Islamic kalām, William Blake's visual reinterpretations, and María Zambrano's poetic reason, this volume examines Job both as a subject of inquiry and as a figure that continues to challenge and inspire. Rather than offering definitive answers, these essays preserve the tensions within Job's story, demonstrating its enduring relevance in contemporary debates on suffering, justice, and the limits of human understanding.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004744271ISBN-10:9004744274UPC:9789004744271Book Category:Philosophy, Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, PhilosophySize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.38Product ID:SC2V4N3FJT
Nassim Bravo is Associate Professor at the Institute of Humanities, Universidad Panamericana. He has published many articles and translations on the culture of Golden Age Denmark. His most recent book is Poul Martin Møller: Poet, Philosopher and Philologist (Brill, 2025).
Eduardo Charpenel is full-time Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Universidad Panamericana. He specializes in ancient philosophy and German idealism. He is author of the monograph Ethos und Praxis: Der Charakterbegriff bei Aristoteles (Karl Alber, 2017).
Luis Xavier López-Farjeat is full-time Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Universidad Panamericana. He writes widely on classical Islamic philosophy. His most recent book is Classical Islamic Philosophy: A Thematic Introduction (Routledge, 2021).
Eduardo Charpenel is full-time Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Universidad Panamericana. He specializes in ancient philosophy and German idealism. He is author of the monograph Ethos und Praxis: Der Charakterbegriff bei Aristoteles (Karl Alber, 2017).
Luis Xavier López-Farjeat is full-time Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Universidad Panamericana. He writes widely on classical Islamic philosophy. His most recent book is Classical Islamic Philosophy: A Thematic Introduction (Routledge, 2021).
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