The Esther Alternative

Marvin A. Sweeney- “The absence of God must be recognized as a fundamental premise of the book [Of Esther]…At times in human experience, God does not always act in the face of evil, and the book of Esther presents…that reality”

In the Book of Esther, we see a foil in how God works as opposed to the Book of Daniel. While Daniel shows God working front and center, Esther never once mentioned God’s name. Rather, God is working in the background in Esther.

Using these two examples, we can see how we as Christians can live in our current Post-Christian, humanistic western society.