Full Description
Introduction Part I The Problem of Obedience: Barth on Job Chapter 1 Barth's Job as Both Right and Wrong Chapter 2 Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich Man Part II Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job Chapter 3 The Prose Narrative: Transforming Piety Chapter 4 The Poem 4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity 4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering Creation Part III God, Job and Justice Chapter 5 Calling God to Account Chapter 6 An Integrity Beyond the Law Part IV The Disruption and Transformation of the Self Chapter 7 The Problem of Obedience Revisited Chapter 8 Epilogue: Self, Society and World Bibliography
Contents
Introduction; Part I: The Problem of Obedience: Barth on Job; Chapter 1 Barth's Job as Both Right and Wrong; Chapter 2 Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich Man; Part II: Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job; Chapter 3 The Prose Narrative: Transforming Piety; Chapter 4 The Poem; 4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity; 4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering Creation; Part III: God, Job and Justice; Chapter 5 Calling God to Account; Chapter 6 An Integrity Beyond the Law; Part IV: The Disruption and Transformation of the Self; Chapter 7 The Problem of Obedience Revisited; Chapter 8 Epilogue: Self, Society and World; Bibliography
