Periagoge
Course

The Examined Faith and suffering — the theodicy question: Turn toward your own doubts with rigor and honesty. Examine how theodicy shapes your faith not as doctrine but as lived experience, and what it means to believe while suffering.

Explore how faith survives suffering through rigorous self-examination and honest inquiry into life's hardest theological questions.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Annihilation of the Separate Self
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Bewilderment as Spiritual Path
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Love as Answer to Suffering
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The Beloved's Cruel Kindness
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The Field Beyond Right and Wrong
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
A Hard Question About Faith and suffering — the theodicy question
AI Prompt
What's Holding You Back with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?
AI Prompt
If You're Honest About Faith and suffering — the theodicy question...
AI Prompt
What Would Change if You Got Faith and suffering — the theodicy question Right?
AI Prompt
Faith and suffering — the theodicy question and the Choices You're Making
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Faith & Meaning
Rumi guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.