false 1334288 2 <b> </b>"You are taken to task more for your lack of wisdom than you are praised for your harmful mildness&#8221; - King Lear</p> Kim Paffenroth&#8217;s book examines several major aspects and developments of the Biblical concept of Wisdom. He focuses on Wisdom as it evolves through the works of Shakespeare, Goethe, Melville, and Dostoevsky.</p> The getting of Wisdom-the ultimate expression of joining of head and heart in search of God - is a key theme not only in biblical Wisdom literature but one of the major themes in Western literature. Lear, Ahab, Ishmael, Ivan Karamzov - all are in search of that meaningful combination of head and heart that brings a real knowledge of the world and of God tothem. Wisdom is therefore the basis of a relationship with God, and the foundation of human happiness, freedom, and fulfillment.<br><br>Paffenroth examines wisdom under four broad categories: the destructiveness of folly; the feminine side of Wisdom; the folly of Christ as Wisdom; and the problem of suffering, especially as it highlights the inadequacy of reason.<br> <br>"This is a major contribution to the study of literature and theology.&#8221; -David Jasper, Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow. 1323813 2004 In Praise of Wisdom: Literary And Theological Reflections on Faith And Reason 0 0 1 0 0 0 false false Thu May 29 06:11:52 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:11:52 -0700 2008