{"product_id":"wandering-in-darkness-eleonore-stump-9780199659302","title":"Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering","description":"Only the most naive or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWandering in Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature of such union. \u003cbr\u003eStump then turns to an examination of narratives. In a methodological section focused on epistemological issues, the book uses recent research involving autism spectrum disorder to argue that some philosophical problems are best considered in the context of narratives. Using the methodology argued for, the book gives detailed, innovative exegeses of the stories of Job, Samson, Abraham and Isaac, and Mary of Bethany.\u003cbr\u003eIn the context of these stories and against the backdrop of Aquinas's other views, Stump presents Aquinas's own theodicy, and shows that Aquinas's theodicy gives a powerful explanation for God's allowing suffering. She concludes by arguing that this explanation constitutes a consistent and cogent defense for the problem of suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleonore Stump\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199659303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199659302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.80w x 1.50d","brand":"Eleonore Stump","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992889884927,"sku":"9780199659302","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfd94b3f-f4ff-4127-8e23-daeac9a6da58.jpg?v=1683321372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wandering-in-darkness-eleonore-stump-9780199659302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}