Table of Contents:IntroductionPart I: The Problem of Obedience: Barth on Job1. Barth's Job as Both Right and Wrong 2. Obedience as Self-Examination: Barth on the Story of the Rich ManPart II: Does Job Fear God for Naught? A Rereading of Job3. The Prose Narrative: Transforming Piety4. The Poem4.1. The Dialogue: Testing Integrity4.2. The Whirlwind Speeches: Encountering CreationPart III: God, Job and Justice5. Calling God to Account6. An Integrity Beyond the LawPart IV: The Disruption and Transformation of the Self7. The Problem of Obedience Revisited8. Epilogue: Self, Society and WorldBibliography