Patience--A Theological Exploration

<p>What does it mean to exercise patience? What does it mean to endure to wait and to persevere-and on other occasions to reject patience in favor of resistance haste and disruptive action? And what might it mean to describe God as patient? Might patience play a leading role in a Christian account of God's creative work God's relationship to ancient Israel God's governance of history and God's saving activity? <p/>The first instalment of <i>Patience-A Theological Exploration</i> engages these questions in searching imaginative and sometimes surprising ways. Following reflections on the biblical witness and the nature of constructive theological inquiry its interpretative chapters engage landmark works by a number of ancient medieval modern and contemporary authors disclosing both the promise and peril of talk about patience. Patience stands at the center of this innovative account of God's creative work God's relationship with ancient Israel creaturely sin scripture and God's broader providential and salvific purposes.</p>