{"product_id":"discontented-belief-a-theology-of-restlessness-hardcover","title":"Discontented Belief: A Theology of Restlessness - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret D. Kamitsuka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular culture promotes happy mindfulness, academe considers happiness a serious topic of research, and theologies of Christian joy proliferate. The real and pervasive experience of discontentment is overlooked in both the secular and religious focus on contentment. \u003cem\u003eDiscontented Belief\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that discontentment has a religious impact and theological significance. The book analyzes the variety and ubiquity of discontentment by using sources including the Bible, patristic writings, poetry and literature, psychoanalytic theory. Augustine experienced discontentment as a restless unmet desire that drew him to God. In Flannery O'Connor's fiction, it precedes a (sometimes violent) spiritual awakening. Discontentment spurs biblical female characters searching for religious belonging to courageous, even shocking, actions. Paul preached joy but voiced discontentment. The gospels narrate a Jesus vulnerable to discontentment, and God, traditionally understood, hovers outside of time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttending to the phenomenon of human discontentment challenges traditional ways of thinking theologically. This book's engagement with various manifestations of discontentment charts new perspectives on God, the incarnation, redemption, and the power of the Holy Spirit. \u003cem\u003eDiscontented Belief\u003c\/em\u003e offers religious searchers a way of believing when joy seems a distant dream and happiness elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.67 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608387748157,"sku":"9798341901780","price":49.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/HMpDMd00I19798341901780.webp?v=1790791029","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/discontented-belief-a-theology-of-restlessness-hardcover","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}