PatienceA Theological Exploration: Part One, from Creation to Christ by Dr Paul

Description: PatienceA Theological Exploration by Dr Paul Dafydd Jones 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 Gods creative work, Gods relationship to ancient Israel, Gods governance of history, and Gods saving activity?The first instalment of Patience—A Theological Exploration 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 Gods creative work, Gods relationship with ancient Israel, creaturely sin, scripture, and Gods broader providential and salvific purposes. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Paul Dafydd Jones is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, USA. Table of Contents IntroductionPart 1: InterpretationChapter 1: Patience in Patristic and Medieval Theology: from Tertullian to Julian of NorwichChapter 2: Patience in the context of the European Reformation: forbearance, haste, and transformationChapter 3: From Barth to "burdened virtue": the promise and perils of patiencePart 2: ConstructionChapter 4: The patience of God the creatorChapter 5: The patience of God the provider (I)Chapter 6: The patience of God the provider (II)Epilogue: Retrospect and ProspectBibliographyIndex Review This volume is a remarkable achievement—deeply aware of, yet not overburdened by, questions of theological method, language, and epistemology. Paul Daffyd Jones examination of patience both human and divine appreciates the wisdom of the Christian past while opening a horizon for patience as a divine perfection in the present. -- Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft, University of Cambridge, UKCan "regular dogmatics" be inspiring, liberative, and empowering? Jones magisterial treatment of patience—on human terms, a "burdened virtue"!—is all of those things. Recast as first and foremost an attribute of God, patience enables creaturely co-creativity, bestows temporal blessings, and is rewarded by responsive action in history. I impatiently await part 2! -- Hanna Reichel, Princeton Theological Seminary, USAPatience—A Theological Exploration features a commanding appraisal of how theologians past have taken up the language of patience and richly illuminates what "patience" might signify when it comes to understanding the being in action of the triune God today. A vibrant, compelling, and timely volume. -- Angela Dienhart Hancock, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USAThis is an exceptional book. Jones succeeds not only in profiling the often neglected motif of Gods patience. Above all, he brilliantly uses this motif to cast new light on classical theological topics like Gods creation, Gods providence or human sin. And he does so in a theological exploration that constructively relates insights from the past with present day concerns and hopes for liberation. Readers of this first volume of Jones theological project will await the second volume with impatience. -- Markus Höfner, Universität ZÜrich, SwitzerlandPatience—A Theological Exploration is an exemplary synthesis of interpretive and constructive enquiry. Jones draws deeply and widely upon biblical, patristic, medieval, reformation-era, and modern sources to articulate a fresh and challenging vision of patience as, in one respect, a divine perfection, and in another, a neglected yet "burdened" human virtue. -- Joel David Stormo Rasmussen, University of Oxford, UKThe book is a unique work [which]...presents a helpful framework to beginning thinking about Gods "letting be" and "letting happen" * Theologische Literaturzeitung * Promotional Suggests that the motif of patience ought to play a leading role in Christian theological reflection on Gods ways and works, illuminating the doctrines of creation, providence and the incarnation. Review Quote "This volume is a remarkable achievement-deeply aware of, yet not overburdened by, questions of theological method, language, and epistemology. Paul Daffyd Jones examination of patience both human and divine appreciates the wisdom of the Christian past while opening a horizon for patience as a divine perfection in the present." --Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft, University of Cambridge, UK "Can "regular dogmatics" be inspiring, liberative, and empowering? Jones magisterial treatment of patience-on human terms, a "burdened virtue"!-is all of those things. Recast as first and foremost an attribute of God, patience enables creaturely co-creativity, bestows temporal blessings, and is rewarded by responsive action in history. I impatiently await part 2!" --Hanna Reichel, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA " Patience-A Theological Exploration features a commanding appraisal of how theologians past have taken up the language of patience and richly illuminates what "patience" might signify when it comes to understanding the being in action of the triune God today. A vibrant, compelling, and timely volume." --Angela Dienhart Hancock, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA "This is an exceptional book. Jones succeeds not only in profiling the often neglected motif of Gods patience. Above all, he brilliantly uses this motif to cast new light on classical theological topics like Gods creation, Gods providence or human sin. And he does so in a theological exploration that constructively relates insights from the past with present day concerns and hopes for liberation. Readers of this first volume of Jones theological project will await the second volume with impatience." --Markus H Promotional "Headline" Suggests that the motif of patience ought to play a leading role in Christian theological reflection on Gods ways and works, illuminating the doctrines of creation, providence and the incarnation. Feature Shows how patience might serve as a central motif in Christian thought Details ISBN0567694399 Short Title Patience: a Theological Exploration Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0567694399 ISBN-13 9780567694393 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-11-17 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-11-17 UK Release Date 2022-11-17 Pages 632 Author Dr Paul Dafydd Jones Subtitle Part One, from Creation to Christ DEWEY 241.4 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2023-01-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138972271;

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