An accidental theodicy : genuflexions on a fractured knee / Arvind Sharma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharma, Arvind, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindus--Biography.

Hindus.

Knee--Wounds and injuries.

Knee.

Theodicy.

Sharma, Arvind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : Suny Press, [2019]

Summary:

An adequate explanation of suffering is perhaps the most intractable issue in the study of religion and philosophy, and the answer to the question "Why me?" has eluded not only those who are the victims of suffering, but those who sympathize with them and try to understand and explain their suffering. In this highly personal account, Arvind Sharma shares his story of becoming the victim of a severe road accident and his gradual recovery from a fractured knee, which included a hospital stay, surgeries, unexpected setbacks, and a lengthy process of rehabilitation. In the second and most substantial part of the book, Sharma attempts to intellectually come to terms with his experience and to reflect on how the experience of suffering in one form or another is a universal condition of human existence.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

The Accident

The Aftermath: The Search for Meaning

Notes

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438470092

1438470096