Toxic religion and the daughters of Job
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3942119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William S Morrow (0000-0003-2406-5899, Hebrew and Hebrew Scriptures at Queen's Theological College and the Department of Religious Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-276 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842989802700302 |
| OpenAlex | W2399988501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article seeks to add to the possible readings of Job by suggesting that the book portrays and responds to the shaming potential of a form of monotheistic faith in ancient Israel. The first section of the article defines the concept of toxic religion as a shaming belief system. The second section analyzes the conflict between Job and his dialogue partners in terms of a perfectionist retribution theology, a form of toxic religion. The third section suggests that the YHWH speeches in Job 38-41 undo some repressive beliefs which support such a theology. There are analogues between the challenge to these repressive beliefs and recovery from shaming family systems. The empowerment of Job's daughters in 42:15 is seen to be an appropriate response to YHWH's revelation by Job
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |