Michael Ignatieff - the Book of Job and the Psalms on Consolation


Michael Ignatieff, whom I have long admired since reading his superb biography of Isaiah Berlin, has given us some fascinating reflections on the subject of Consolation, illuminating the Book of Job and the Psalms in a most enlightening way. His talk, the first of several on the subject of Consolation, can be found on BBC Sounds here. 

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