In praise of wisdom : literary and theological reflections on faith and reason - Paffenroth, Kim, 1966- (New York : Continuum, 2004)
The sins of the father : evil and folly in the Old Testament and Dostoevsky -- The eternal feminine draws us upward : feminine wisdom in the Old Testament, Augustine, and Goethe's Faust -- Reason in madness : the wisdom of folly in the New Testament and King Lear -- The inadequacy of reason in Ecclesiastes and Pensées -- The meaning of suffering in Job and Moby Dick -- Conclusion: Life and love with wisdom of the heart.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-151) and index.
Keywords: Faith and reason -- History of doctrines