Patience with God The Story of Zacchaeus

For all the debate about belief and nonbelief in today's worldand how everyone becomes pigeonholed by one or the otherTomas Halik teaches us that God requires us to persevere with our doubts, carry it in our hearts, and allow it to lead us to maturity. For Halik, patience is the main difference between faith and atheism. Faith, hope, and love are three aspects of patience in the face of God's silence, which atheists interpret as "the death of God" and it is not taken seriously enough by fundamentalism or the enthusiasm of "facile belief." Using the gospel story of Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus, Halik issues an invitation to all people who stand (like Zacchaeus did) on the sidelinecurious but noncommittal. The fact that Jesus gravitated to the poor and the marginalized means and that he also has a special place in his heart for diligent seekers on the margins of the community of believers. A lively discussion of faith, PATIENCE WITH GOD will appeal to readers ofThe Holy LongingandThe Wounded Healer.

TOMÁŠ HALÍK worked as a psychotherapist during the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia while at the same time was secretly ordained as a Catholic priest and active in the underground church. Since the fall of the regime, he has served as General Secretary to the Czech Conference of Bishops and was an advisor to Václav Havel. He has lectured at many universities throughout the world and is currently a professor of philosophy and sociology at Charles University. His books, which are bestsellers in his own country, have been translated into many languages and have received several literary prizes.

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