Analysis Of The Book ' On Job : God Talk And The Suffering Of The Innocent

“Christian theology is a theology of liberation. It is a rational study of the being of God in

Gustavo Gutierrez, a Peruvian Theologian, is credited for the foundation of Liberation Theology. He was the author of A Theology of Liberation, which was published in 1971 during the beginning stages of Liberation Theology. The text

The book of Job 1:3, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was the

Liberation theology refers to the liberation of oppressive regimes through Christianity. For instance, liberation theology was used to combat the military government in El Salvador. This is important because it shines the light on how theology played a fundamental role in the liberation of the Salvadoran Civil War. Furthermore, there are many branches to liberation theology for example biblical, pastoral, theological and revolutionary. These branches are unique in how they carry out their action, but the objective is still the same. In other words, these different branches all have the same objective. For example, biblical theology emphasis social justice through the scriptures of the Bible. On the other hand, revolutionary theology emphasized

Some times the question of “Where is God” surfaces with all the adversities, and I find myself asking “what is God doing for all these people who are suffering?” But however amidst all the issues I know that He is there, and all these problems and conflicts do not change the fact that God exists, and I still have hope for change for these suffering people no matter what the circumstance.

Black Liberation Theology can be defined as the relationship that blacks have with god in their struggle to end oppression. It sees god as a god of history and the liberator of the oppressed from bondage. Black Liberation theology views God and Christianity as a gospel relevant to blacks who struggle daily under the oppression of whites. Because of slavery, blacks concept of God was totally different from the masters who enslaved them. White Christians saw god as more of a spiritual savior, the reflection of God for blacks came in the struggle for freedom by blacks. Although the term black liberation theology is a fairly new, becoming popular in the early 1960’s with Black Theology and Black Power, a book written by James H. Cone, its

Black Liberation Theology can be defined as the relationship that blacks have with god in their struggle to end oppression. It sees god as a god of history and the liberator of the oppressed from bondage. Black Liberation theology views God and Christianity as a gospel relevant to blacks who struggle daily under the oppression of whites. Because of slavery, blacks concept of God was totally different from the masters who enslaved them. White Christians saw god as more of a spiritual savior, the reflection of God for blacks came in the struggle for freedom by blacks. Although the term black liberation theology is a fairly new, becoming popular in the early 1960’s with Black Theology and Black Power, a book written by James H. Cone, its

“I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.”

The purpose of this research paper is to compare the public view of suffering in the Old Testament with the public view of suffering in the modern world. In order to properly achieve this comparison, I will explain the relationship between God and His believers in the Old Testament. More specifically, I will elaborate on the opinion that God is the cause of everything, including suffering and relate it to the first poetic book in the Old Testament, the Book of Job. However, influenced by the changes in science, upbringing, and multiculturalism this commonly held view changes. Therefore, I will explain the meaning of each of these three factors as well as their negative impact on religion. Finally, I will use three television shows as examples

But, most of the time the things we may have used to become successful were ordinary, and God is the extra we need. Looking back at my time in Haiti, which I would imagine is very similar to the terrain and economy of Burundi, I reflect on what I saw or rather what I didn’t see. I didn’t see bodies lying on the street and, there wasn’t a genocide, but the country was and still is deeply affected by poverty. You see a country like that and think why? Why would God let something like that happen? No way could those people possibly have any faith in something greater- but they do. They have such a genuine faith it’s remarkable. Their life is far from extraordinary, their life might even be a step down from ordinary, yet they still have so much joy and passion similar to Deo. They take joy in the simplicity of life, they focus on what they do have rather then what they don’t. They could be spending their days complaining about the seemingly meaningless life they live, but they don’t- they’re praising God. If the people in Haiti can believe there is a God when they have nothing, than that’s not any different then Deo believing in God after witnessing horrifying

The whole world has crashed. It is full of emptiness and miserable scenes on earth, where dead bodies are all around lying on the ground, demonstrating the massive destruction caused by people who attempt to conquer nature. For decades, every creature except for humans has been extinct; everyone who struggles to survive wants to murder and rob others, and some people even choose to practice cannibalism in order to survive. Humanity and morality established through billions of years by human ancestors since the Paleolithic period fade with the dignity of every individual. God is no longer above this world; he is tired of people’s unconsciousness and immoderation.

““There are some who say we are not truly human until we have suffered” 1 as said by Katharine Dell. There is also a though throughout the bible that God makes us suffer for our wrongdoings and past offenses. If this is so, then the protagonist of the Book of Job put both of these thoughts to the test while remaining faithful to God. Similarly to Job in “John” chapter nine, Jesus’ disciples question him in regards to human suffering and punishment from God. The idea of punishing a child for their parents sins is an over arching idea in the bible that acts as an explanation to why human suffer. Throughout the Biblical book of Job, despite Job’s friends’ belief of his wrongdoing, Job remains faithful while searching for a reason for his

It is interesting that Gutierrez not only interpreted liberation as a revolution the oppressed people fight for, but also as an individual’s corresponding change towards the changing society, and as a gift Jesus Christ bestowed us. His interpretation made the word liberation sound more profound and meaningful. When Christ died for humanity and released all the people from sin, God gave us free will to choose believe or not. The free will people have is the proof of humanity’s liberation from sin. This kind of liberation is the freedom of spirit. When the society is changing either because of the immigrants who brought strange culture, language, religion, food etc., or the political policies, whoever is able to adjust himself or herself to the

Good Morning Stephanie, Beautifully said :) I most admired the way your Psalm of choice connected with the suffering topic for the Book of Job. I don't believe you did that intentionally but it showed your true heart. Thanks so musch for being transparent because I believe many of us share that same struggle. Faith is a beautiful thing but it definiitely takes work. The 2nd Corinthians 10:5 tells us to cast down vain thoughts that try to exalt itself against the knowledge of God and bring every thought into the obedience of Christ. I believe this applies to when we struggle to talk to God and believe He hears us because the Bible says He hears us. Also, I agree with expalination of how the book of Job encourages us to reamin faithful

It is a fact that the entire human race is called to make their lives a whole range of options that enable them to manifest that effectively giving priority to the poor is not, in the Church, a temporary or recent fashion. This orientation is congenital to the Christian faith. If we have the impression that the "preferential option for the poor" is something new, this is unfortunate because this orientation had not taken the place that, rightfully, it should occupy in our Christian life. Though, the issue of the “preferential option for the poor” is one of the most traditional subjects, that is to say, one of the most linked themes to the sources of faith and one of the oldest and most permanent subjects of Revelation. For this reason, we can say that it is God’s initiative and not a generous idea of men. It is a fact that lies at the very foundations of the faith.