Job and the Disruption of Identity: Reading Beyond BarthIntroductionPart I The Problem of Obedience: Barth on JobChapter 1Barth's Job as Both Right and Wrong Chapter 2Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich Man Part II Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of JobChapter 3The Prose Narrative: Transforming PietyChapter 4The Poem4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering Creation Part III God, Job and JusticeChapter 5Calling God to AccountChapter 6An Integrity Beyond the Law Part IV The Disruption and Transformation of the SelfChapter 7The Problem of Obedience RevisitedChapter 8 Epilogue: Self, Society and World Bibliography |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Problem of Obedience Barth on Job | 11 |
Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job | 49 |
God Job and Justice | 117 |
The Disruption and Transformation of the Self | 159 |
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Job and the Disruption of Identity: Reading Beyond Barth Susannah Ticciati No preview available - 2005 |
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