Patience

By David Baily Harned

Book Overview

In this book, David Baily Harned makes a persuasive case for the significance of patience as an essential ingredient of the moral life. In a bold and invigorating manner, the author addresses contemporary existence--the lives of individuals, families, communities, and nations--and demonstrates how the Christian vision informs our efforts to live in a chaotic and violent world as faithful, hopeful, loving children of God. This essay in theological ethics is rooted in classic texts: the Old and New Testaments, as well as the writings of Augustine, Gregory I, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas a Kempis, John Calvin, Soren Kierkegaard, and W. H. Vanstone. In graceful prose and through careful analysis, David Harned both inspires and instructs. This new edition also includes an afterword by one of his former students who explores the value of this study by applying its insights to the life and leadership of George Washington.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498217583
• ISBN13: 9781498217583
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A brilliant, highly engaging work in theological ethics.

An exceptionally solid, indeed exciting, contribution to theological ethics. Harned rehabilitates our understanding of and appreciation for an old, even old-fashioned, virtue and forces us to rethink its meaning for us today. His book is unusual, beautifully written, and persuasive. I would think that individual Christians would find this book very helpful and deeply meaningful. The author is a wonderful guide to the moral life and a wise counselor. Highly recommended.