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
Kant and the Book of Job
"To Kant, the modern attempts at the justification of divine goodness in the face of evil are no different from what Job's friends tried to do, whereas it is the honesty of Job that earned him God's recognition. In the end, the problem of evil cannot be resolved through rationalistic explanations, Kant maintained, for humans can only stand before the Sublime and accept divine goodness on a faith that recognizes the limits of reason. This, to Kant, is 'authentic theodicy.'" C.L. Seow, Job 1-21: Interpretation and Commentary (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2013), 225.
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