THL 1000 Lecture 7: THL 7
22 Nov 2016
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Gustavo guti rrez, the wager, in on job, 1-18. Gutierrez exams the idea of disinterested religion in the story of job, a man that worships god with no expectation of reward. In other words he is looking to explain if it is possible for not only job but all of mankind to be religious and worship a god without wanting something in return. Ultimately gutierrez, through job, demonstrates that this is possible and we are able to have a disinterested religion. Personally i am not sure how faithful i could remain if i had experienced the same challenges as job. However that being said, often in our times of despair we have the strongest faith because we need god the most in those moments (such as in the gospel when. Being a believer i feel that i too would have the strength to not reproach god so long as.
