The Book of Job has been labeled the ur-text of both tragedy and the practical joke; it has inspired such interpretations and responses as Answer to Job by Carl Jung and A Serious Man by the Coen Brothers. Often considered a tale of mature spirituality, it both elicits and demands thoughtful consideration. This panel will present analyses and testimonies of the comforting and uncomfortable truths found in the Book of Job.

HOLLY WELKER, H. PARKER BLOUNT, JOANNA BROOKS, RICHARD DELEWSKI