The Book of Job considers physical pain, social bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored here by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy.
The book explores the intersection of the everyday and the holy through phenomenological philosophy, specifically re-evaluating the works of Rudolf Otto and Edmund Husserl. It challenges the stark division between the mundane and the sacred by presenting the everyday as a space that contains traces of the holy. By analyzing the historical context and the marginalization of the holy, the author highlights its complex role in both ordinary life and religious practice, demonstrating the continued relevance of Husserl's ideas in contemporary philosophy of religion.