Synopsis: It is hubris to claim answers to unanswerable questions.
Such questions, however--as part of their burden and worth--must
still be asked, investigated, and contemplated. How there can be a
loving, all-powerful God and a world stymied by suffering and evil
is one of the unanswerable questions we must all struggle to
answer, even as our responses are closer to gasps, silences, and
further questions. More importantly, how and whether one
articulates a response will have deep, lasting repercussions for
any belief in God and in our judgments upon one another. Throughout
this wide-ranging, interdisciplinary work, Peter Admirand draws
upon his extensive research and background in theology and
testimonial literature, trauma and genocide studies, cultural
studies, philosophy of religion, interreligious studies, and
systematic theology. As David Burrell writes in the Foreword: ." .
. T]he work's intricate structure, organization, and development
will lead us to appreciate that the best one can settle for is a
fractured faith built on a fractured theodicy, expressed in a
language explicitly fragmented, pluralist, and broken."
Endorsements: "Peter Admirand has made a significant contribution
to one of the most difficult topics for theologians and
philosophers--the problem of evil. Amidst Mass Atrocity and the
Rubble of Theology is essential reading for anyone interested in
exploring theodicy. What makes his book particularly important is
his exploration of the testimony of survivors (as well as
perpetrators). Admirand explains convincingly why it is essential
to take seriously witness testimony and commends Christians in
particular to immerse themselves in the writings of post-Shoah
Jewish thinkers such as Elie Wiesel and Emil Fackenheim. Highly
recommended." -Edward Kessler Director of the Woolf Institute of
Abrahamic Faiths Cambridge University "Amidst Mass Atrocity and the
Rubble of Theology is a rich and compelling foundational work
towards renewing post-Holocaust Christian theology for the future.
Its interdisciplinary focus demands attention and care by scholars
and students in a range of academic disciplines and fields and
within the wider church communities. The work can also provide deep
pastoral meaning for people in situations of concrete suffering.
Admirand's argument of a fractured faith built upon a fractured
theodicy identifies a key component for the possibility of a viable
faith in our post-Shoah world, which is inundated by questions,
gaps, and doubt and so must be open to interfaith learning and
profound theological humility." -Didier Pollefeyt Vice Dean of the
Faculty of Theology Katholieke Universiteit Leuven "Peter Admirand
does not even begin to discuss the attempts of theology to address
apparently meaningless suffering until he has given vivid
testimonies of endurance, not only by believers but by other- and
non-believers. Only then does he set about facing the problems
these raise for theology, not neglecting objections to theodicy
itself from both theologians and secular thinkers. The book is
profoundly moving and challenging and is itself a testimony to a
passionate faith and hope. It will reopen intractable questions
long thought to be dormant." -John D'Arcy May FTCD emer. and Senior
Research Fellow, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin
Author Biography: Peter Admirand is a Lecturer in the School of
Theology, Mater Dei Institute, Dublin City University, and a
Research Associate and Adjunct Lecturer in Intercultural Theology
and Interreligious Studies at the Irish School of Ecumenics,
Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of a wide range of
articles in interreligious studies; testimonial literature;
postcolonial and postmodern theology; and moral theology.
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