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PETER KREEFT Three Philosophies of Life Ecclesiastes: Life as Vanity Job: Life as Suffering Song of Songs: Life as Love IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO
for John Mallon who knows Cover by Riz Boncan Marsella © 1989 Ignatius Press, San Francisco All rights reserved ISBN 0-89870-262-3 Library of Congress catalogue number 89-84054 Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS Introduction 7 The Inexhaustibility of Wisdom Literature (7); Three Philosophies of Life (8); Three Metaphysical Moods (9); Three Theological Virtues (10); "The Divine Comedy" before Dante (11) Ecclesiastes: Life as Vanity 13 The Greatness of Ecclesiastes (15); Ecclesiastes as Ethics (17); Ecclesiastes the Existentialist (18); The Modernity of Ecclesiastes (19); God's Silence in Ec- clesiastes (22); The Summary of Ecclesiastes (23); The Author of Ecclesiastes (24); Short-Range Meanings- Enough? (29); The Great Cover-Up (32); Vive Ways to Hide an Elephant (33); The Obscene Syllogism (35); Five "Toils" (36); Five Vanities (45); The Need for an Answer: Three Demonic Doors (51); Rules for Talking Back (53); One More Answer to Ecclesiastes: The Divine Interruption (56); The Postscript (57); Conclusion (57) Job: Life as Suffering 59 1. The "Problem of Evil" (63); 2. The Problem of Faith versus Experience (76); 3. The Problem of the Meaning of Life (84); 4. The Problem of God (87) Song of Songs: Life as Love 97 1. Love Is a Song (102); 2. Love Is the Greatest Song (103); 3. Love Is Dialogue (105); 4. Love Is Synergis- tic (106); 5. Love Is Alive (107); 6. Love Is Gospel (108); 7. Love Is Power (109); 8. Love Is Work (no);
THREE PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE 9. Love Is Desire and Fulfillment (112); 10. Suffering Goes with Love (113); 11. Love Is Free (114); 12. Love Is True to Reality (116); 13. Love Is Accurate (116); 14. Love Is Simple (120); 15. Love Is Indi- vidual (122); 16. Love Is All Conquering (125); 11. Love Is a Surprise (125); 18. Love Is Fearless (127); 19. Love Is Exchange of Selves (128); 20. Love Is Triumphalistic (130); 21. Love Is Natural (131); 22. Love Is Faithful (133); 23. Love Is Ready (134); 24. Love Is All Inclusive (136); 25. Love Is "Sexist" (137); 26. Love Is as Strong as Death (138)