Terror of God: Attar, Job and the Metaphysical Revolt

by Navid Kermani

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745645275
• ISBN13: 9780745645278
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"