<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10013178" mdate="2023-07-18 00:00:00"> <author>Aldrin R. Logdat</author> <title>The Suffering God and Its Relevance to the Understanding of Human Suffering in J&amp;uuml;rgen Moltmann&amp;rsquo;s Theology</title> <pages>477 - 485</pages> <year>2023</year> <volume>17</volume> <number>7</number> <journal>International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10013178</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/199</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>This paper explores J&amp;uuml;rgen Moltmann&amp;rsquo;s The Crucified God, focusing on his concept of a suffering God and its relevance to the understanding of suffering in the world. Moltmann argues that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, understood as a Trinitarian event, provides a response to the problem of suffering in the world. Through a dialectical theological method, Moltmann suggests that God&amp;rsquo;s omnipotence is revealed in the impotency of the crucified one, and that the Son&amp;039;s abandonment by the Father confirms their unity to act in response to the world&amp;039;s suffering. Human suffering has been assumed and transformed by God, and through the event of the cross, all those who suffer can participate in the fullness of life in the Trinity. Moltmann&amp;rsquo;s theology suggests that God identifies with those who suffer, and the resurrection provides the possibility of justification for those who follow Christ&amp;039;s invitation to obedience.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 199, 2023</index> </article>