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3993539Theodicy and Spirituality in the Fourth Gospelhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/theodicy-and-spirituality-in-the-fourth-gospel-9781978702417/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3385554/b60b10e0-e680-4814-90f7-5ec0e5eb5912.jpg?v=638867404986770000721801MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>Daniel DeForest London argues that the Fourth Gospel offers a potentially transformative response to the question of suffering and the human compulsion to blame. Based on his reading of John 9 (the man born blind), London argues that the Gospel does not offer a theodicy, but rather a theodical spirituality, an experience of praying the question of suffering and remaining open to a divine response. London shows how the Johannine Jesuss response poses three sets of symbols in dichotomy (day/night, vision/blindness, sheep/wolf), each subverted by another, core symbol (light, judge, shepherd). By interpreting these symbols in light of mimetic theory, he argues that Jesuss response reveals the scapegoat mechanism in which an innocent victim is blamed by violent victimizers. However, rather than blaming the victimizers, Jesus continues to engage with the characters who appear to be villains: the light of the world transforms night and day into one continuous day; the Good Shepherd welcomes sheep and wolf into his beloved flock. In this way, readers are invited to bring to the Johannine Jesus their own violence, resentment, and wolfish rage regarding the question of suffering and to experience the theodical spirituality of the Fourth Gospel.</p>...3929611Theodicy and Spirituality in the Fourth Gospel721801https://www.gandhi.com.mx/theodicy-and-spirituality-in-the-fourth-gospel-9781978702417/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3385554/b60b10e0-e680-4814-90f7-5ec0e5eb5912.jpg?v=638867404986770000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20209781978702417_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_<p>Daniel DeForest London argues that the Fourth Gospel offers a potentially transformative response to the question of suffering and the human compulsion to blame. Based on his reading of John 9 (the man born blind), London argues that the Gospel does not offer a theodicy, but rather a <em>theodical spirituality</em>, an experience of praying the question of suffering and remaining open to a divine response. London shows how the Johannine Jesuss response poses three sets of symbols in dichotomy (day/night, vision/blindness, sheep/wolf), each subverted by another, core symbol (light, judge, shepherd). By interpreting these symbols in light of mimetic theory, he argues that Jesuss response reveals the scapegoat mechanism in which an innocent victim is blamed by violent victimizers. However, rather than blaming the victimizers, Jesus continues to engage with the characters who appear to be villains: the light of the world transforms night and day into one continuous day; the Good Shepherd welcomes sheep and wolf into his beloved flock. In this way, readers are invited to bring to the Johannine Jesus their own violence, resentment, and wolfish rage regarding the question of suffering and to experience the theodical spirituality of the Fourth Gospel.</p>...9781978702417_Fortress Academiclibro_electonico_2f01f80a-6659-32ca-82f2-4b24068bc79d_9781978702417;9781978702417_9781978702417Daniel DeForestInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/rowman_academic-epub-47f69e82-18e5-4602-8f61-aea2a65f48f5.epub2020-06-15T00:00:00+00:00Fortress Academic