Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on the Figure of Job

The Disruptive Challenges of God
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-74427-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 41, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Philosophy of History and Culture

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 kalam, 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bravo, Nassim

Charpenel, Eduardo

López-Farjeat, Luis Xavier

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Über Autor(innen)

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).