Deconstructing theodicy : why Job has nothing to say to the puzzled [i.e. puzzle of] suffering /
David B. Burrell with A.H. Johns.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2008.
- 144 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.
Introducing the strategies of this reflection -- The structure of the book with its framing story -- Three rounds of multifaceted dialogue -- Denouement and epilogue -- A comparative glance at Ayyub in the Qur'an (by A.H. Johns) -- Classical commentaries : Saadiah, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Gersonides -- Job mediating two opposing views of theodicy -- Assessing Job's contribution to theodicy : contrasting semantics of explaining and addressing.