Julian of Norwichs Revelations of Divine Love grapples with the
same fundamental question that has vexed philosophers and
theologians since the advent of monotheistic religion, and
continues as a barrier to belief for many today. Namely, if God is
so good, how can natural disaster, genocide, trauma - and my
present suffering - occur? Historically, there have been two
apparently very different approaches to the problem: the pastoral,
or practical, on the one hand and the systematic on the other.
However, Richard Norton suggests that these two lines of thought
may not be as separate as they seem, and may indeed be dependent on
one another for their cohesion. Drawing on Julians medieval
experience of personal and population-wide suffering, alongside
that of more recent theologians such as Dorothy Solle and J'fcrgen
Moltmann, Norton constructs a com-passionate model of theodicy that
can be of use to both pastoral and systematic theologians.
Throughout, he remains sensitive to the raw atrocity of evil, while
preserving a vision of God as the one who ensures that all shall be
well.
General
Imprint: |
Lutterworth Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2024 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Richard Norton
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Format: |
Paperback
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ISBN-13: |
978-0-7188-9615-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-7188-9615-7 |
Barcode: |
9780718896157 |
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