The silent god

by Korpel, Marjo C. A., (Marjo Christina Annette)

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Like the biblical Job, many people suffer under the silence of God. This book shows that it is enlightening to retrace the origins of the concept of divine speech and silence in the ancient Near East and Greece.

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Full title :The silent god / by Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor.

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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Description:1 online resource (xii, 378 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

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ISBN:9789004206564, 9004206566
oclc:ocn812940476
LC Classification:BL473
Dewey Decimal:212/.6

The Silent God; contents; preface; the silent god in modernity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Silent God in Modern Literature and Media; 1.2.1 Marie Luise Kaschnitz; 1.2.2 Jean-Paul Sartre; 1.2.3 Samuel Beckett; 1.2.4 Eli Wiesel; 1.2.5 Ingmar Bergman; 1.2.6 Endo Shusaku; 1.2.7 Nathalie Sarraute; 1.2.8 Cormac McCarthy; 1.2.9 Patric Tavanti; 1.3 Some Theologians and Philosophers; 1.3.1 Silent before the Silent; 1.3.2 Contemporary Theologians and Philosophers; 1.3.2.1 Karl Barth; 1.3.2.2 Kornelis Miskotte; 1.3.2.3 God Is Dead Movement; 1.3.2.4 John Paul II and Benedict XVI

1.3.2.5 Emmanuel Levinas1.3.2.6 Rachel Muers; 1.3.2.7 Interim Conclusion; 1.4 The Silent God in Agnosticism and Atheism; 1.5 In Defense of a Silent God; 1.6 Critical Examination of Current Views; 1.6.1 Modern Literature and Media; 1.6.2 Contemporary Theologians and Philosophers; 1.6.2.1 Contemporary Christian Theologians; 1.6.2.2 Does a Silent God Require Silent Devotion?; 1.6.2.3 A New Theism?; 1.6.2.4 Is Atheism the Solution?; 1.6.2.5 Conclusion; chapter two prerequisites for a fresh investigation; 2.1 Dening the Scope of This Study; 2.2 The Human Nature of Religious Language

2.2.1 Metaphor in the Philosophy of Lan…