{"product_id":"theologies-of-human-agency-megan-fullerton-strollo-9781978713802","title":"Theologies of Human Agency: Counterbalancing Divine In\/Activity in the Megilloth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the relationship between divine in\/activity and human agency in the five books of the Megilloth--the books of Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Esther. As works of literature dating to the early Second Temple period (ca. 6th-3rd centuries BCE), these books and the implicit interpretation of these particular themes reflect the diverse cultural and theological dynamics of the time. Megan Fullerton Strollo contends that the themes themselves as well as the correlation between them should be interpreted as implicit theology insofar as they represent reflective interpretation of earlier theological traditions. With regard to divine in\/activity, she argues that the Megilloth presents a certain level of skepticism or critical analysis of the Deity. From doubt to protest, the books of the Megilloth grapple with received traditions of divine providence and present experiences of absence, abandonment, and distance. As a correlative to divine in\/activity, human agency is presented as consequential. In addition, the portrayal of human agency serves as a theological response insofar as the books advance the theme through specific references to and reevaluations of earlier theocentric traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Fullerton Strollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978713800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978713802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Megan Fullerton Strollo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072363426047,"sku":"9781978713802","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ab1665d-de18-4c73-9c14-0d1a98e316db.jpg?v=1685441513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theologies-of-human-agency-megan-fullerton-strollo-9781978713802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}