Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Searchable Course Catalog

header image

RELI0388A-S17

Job and the Problem of Evil

The Book of Job and the Problem of Evil
Why do the innocent suffer? The Book of Job asked this question millennia ago, giving not an explicit answer, but at least a response. Framed by a prose tale on the patient Job, the book is mainly a debate in poetry between an impatient Job and his “friends” that has continued to our day, in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought, and in philosophy. We will study the debate on the meaning of Job in philosophy and religion through the works of Maimonides, Kant, Hume, Voltaire, William Blake, Jung, and others. Familiarity with Biblical studies or philosophy of religion is helpful, but not required. 3 hrs. sem. 
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22543
Subject Code:
RELI
Course Number:
0388
Section Identifier:
A

Course

RELI 0388

All Sections in Spring 2017

Spring 2017

RELI0388A-S17 Seminar (Schine)