The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Hegel and the Book of Job
"Hegel saw Job as one who brought his discontent 'under the control of pure and absolute confidence' in the harmony of God's power, despite his awareness of the contradiction between his innocence and the injustice of his suffering. Hegel took Job 42:6 to be a key text, for here one sees the man from Uz subordinating his subjective perception to his recognition of divine power. And even though no recompense was owed Job, he was nevertheless graced with restoration." C.L. Seow, Job 1-21: Interpretation and Commentary (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2013), 225.
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