The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God
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The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God

Autobiographical and Theological Reflections

  1. 194 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God

Autobiographical and Theological Reflections

About this book

The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God is a book written by a skeptical but spiritual person for people who struggle with the subjects of God, divine providence, prayer, and related issues; people who are looking for honest and thoughtful--and sometimes humorous--theological reflections, but no easy answers. A work of creative theology fifteen years in the making, The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God deals primarily with the issue of suffering, starting with the book of Job, and addresses the subject of theodicy before going on to explore related topics of the role of prayer, God concepts, the meaning of revelation, and how we can best live together. Laytner intersperses these penetrating theological reflections with pertinent episodes from his life, starting with the personal tragedies that sparked this book. Trained as a liberal rabbi, Laytner riffs on Jewish themes to offer a universal yet personal response to each of the challenges he discusses. His thesis is this: If you are troubled by the issue of suffering and wonder about God's presence (or lack thereof) in the world, and you find no solace in any of the traditional theodicies, then change your conception of God and God's involvement in the world. Problem solved!

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Information

Publisher
Resource Publications
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781532675546
9781532675553
eBook ISBN
9781532675560
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Permissions
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: Trying to Understand the Book of Iyov (Job)
  7. Chapter 2: The Prologue
  8. Chapter 3: Responding to Iyov’s “Friends”
  9. Chapter 4: To Pray as Iyov Prayed
  10. Chapter 5: Acquiring Wisdom
  11. Chapter 6: Elihu Intercedes I
  12. Chapter 7: Elihu Intercedes II
  13. Chapter 8: Iyov’s Theophany I
  14. Chapter 9: Iyov’s Theophany II
  15. Chapter 10: At Home with Death
  16. Chapter 11: Iyov Restored
  17. Appendix
  18. Bibliography

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