The Philosophical Interpretation of the Book of Job FIL-ENG-SM>mono02

Course content:
1. Introductory issues – Elie Wiesel and the judgement of God
2. Theodicy in the face of evil and suffering
3. The Book of Job: exegetical interpretation, part 1
4. The Book of Job: exegetical interpretation, part 2
5. Classical interpretation: Jewish philosophy, Saadia Gaon, Moses Maimonides
6. Classical interpretation: St Thomas Aquinas
7. Classical interpretation: Immanuel Kant
8. Analytical interpretation: John Hick
9. Analytical interpretation: Marilyn McCord Adams
10. Christian interpretation: John Paul II on the meaning of suffering
11. Practical theodicy: lamentation and solidarity
12. Criticism of theodicy as a project defending God's justice and goodness
13. Antitheodicy – a new approach to the problem of evil, part 1
14. Antitheodicy – a new approach to the problem of evil, part 2.