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

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

“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.”

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

How do we find answers or meaning to the seemingly senseless experiences of violence, death, suffering and adversity? Why do some people turn to religion in times of adversity and suffering? Every day we eye witness or through media see many people who are faced with many types of struggles. These past few weeks the media has been swamp with the injustice and suffering of the families of young black men who are being abused by officers. Overseas we see many men, women and children being killed each day due to war, natural disasters, out breaks of disease and etc. And almost every day we see people who are homeless in the street. Many of which are ex veterans and or cannot find a job, therefore they are forced to live on the street without shelter, food, and proper clothing. Many people might not experience a great magnitude of adversity and suffering, but how can we deal with it and find meaning in it? What is religion really? Why is it that some people feel they can turn to religion? And what is it that turns people from religion The objective of

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

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.

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.

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

Liberation theology calls followers of Jesus to work together to create a just society that brings change and align themselves with the oppressed. All of my sources Gustavo Gutierrez, Paul Farmer, and Sohail Hasmi place defending the rights of the poor as a central aspects of their arguments. Which is why I am led to believe that my sources could come together, even if they have different point of views. In Gustavo Gutierrez’s Theology of Liberation, he argues this theology is about committing to abolish injustice to build an improved society. A strong part of his argument is when he describes that in order to advance to a just society, Christians must “abolish the present status quo and attempt to replace it with a qualitative different

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

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

The Book of Job has been praised but also neglected all at the same time. Its literary work is written in a poetry sense with a prose format and considered one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time. The Book of Job is one of first book of five generally called "The Books of Poetry", which contain Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. The Book of Job is written in the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible and the main theme that is seeks out is "Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?" First of all I will be talking about the origins and history of the book, and then I will give a brief summary on the story and theme of what the Book of Job is addressing. I will then be breaking down, in

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

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

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.