In this sequel to the bestselling 'The Shape of Living', David Ford explores how we can live wisely – not poring earnestly over difficult choices, but in the joyful and playful presence of Holy Wisdom. Drawing on scripture and the poetry of Micheal O'Siadhail, David Ford enable us to recover a lost dimension in our Christian living.

David F. Ford

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Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Drama of Living

2. Improvising Wisdom

3. Face-to-Face

4. Rereading and Rehearsing

5. Loving

6. Improvised Lives

7. Playing without End

Appendix: A Vocation of Love

In this sequel to the bestselling ''The Shape of Living'', David Ford explores how we can live wisely – not poring earnestly over difficult choices, but in the joyful and playful presence of Holy Wisdom. Drawing on scripture and the poetry of Micheal O’Siadhail, David Ford enable us to recover a lost dimension in our Christian living.

How can we live wisely today, attuned to God and to other people amid the ups and downs of modern life with its complexities, conflicts and distractions? Renowned theologian David Ford offers reflective and practical insights into living wisely and well, rooted in the Spirit.

How can we live wisely today, attuned to God and to other people amid the ups and downs of modern life with its complexities, conflicts and distractions? Responding creatively to the multiple challenges of the contemporary world requires us to draw on many sources and to exercise imagination, discernment and understanding. In 'The Drama of Living', the renowned theologian David Ford offers reflective and practical insights into living wisely and well, rooted in the Spirit.

"This is a tour de force. We all take part in the drama of living, and Ford's wisdom shapes our engagement with its depths and fullness. This extraordinary book draws on the riches of his own experience, contemporary poetry, and the mysterious Gospel of John. It both explores the complexities of daily life and inspires wise and creative responses." -- Micheal O'Siadhail, award-winning poet "David Ford draws theology into dailyness, discarding the modern division of 'head' from 'heart'. This memoir unselfconsciously blends personal experience, poetry, fiction, drama, jazz, Scripture, along with the suffering of the disabled, those of the Shoah, and the dying, inviting us to read our own interiority through the great minds and tragic moments that have nourished us on the paths we have trod." -- Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary "David Ford here combines a treatise in individual and social anthropology with a reading of the fourth Gospel in order to assist us in the 'search for wisdom in the drama of living.' Altogether this is a book that may properly engage the attention of theological and humanistic readers alike." -- Geoffrey Wainwright, Duke University

David F. Ford is one of the leading figures in contemporary theology. He is Regius Professor of Theology at Cambridge, co-founder of the Society for Scriptural Reasoning and founding director of the Cambridge Interfaith Project. He is a Reader in the Church of England.

- A new book by one the UK's leading Christian thinkers and writers
- Praise for The Shape of Living:
    - 'Ford helps us imagine how the overwhelmings that so fate us in modernity can be overwhelmed by the joy of resurrection.' - Stanley Hauerwas
    - 'Its spirituality is profound and reflective… Simple, yet rich. A jewel of the spiritual life in its everyday manifestations. I want to savor it with repeated readings.' - Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale Divinity School

"This is a tour de force. We all take part in the drama of living, and Ford's wisdom shapes our engagement with its depths and fullness. This extraordinary book draws on the riches of his own experience, contemporary poetry, and the mysterious Gospel of John. It both explores the complexities of daily life and inspires wise and creative responses."

"David Ford draws theology into dailyness, discarding the modern division of 'head' from 'heart'. This memoir unselfconsciously blends personal experience, poetry, fiction, drama, jazz, Scripture, along with the suffering of the disabled, those of the Shoah, and the dying, inviting us to read our own interiority through the great minds and tragic moments that have nourished us on the paths we have trod."

"David Ford here combines a treatise in individual and social anthropology with a reading of the fourth Gospel in order to assist us in the 'search for wisdom in the drama of living.' Altogether this is a book that may properly engage the attention of theological and humanistic readers alike."

'Discussion questions are an interesting inclusion and could be valuable for group study.'

'Its themes... are explored with sensitivity, openness and optimism.'

"The Drama of Living" by David F. Ford explores living wisely in God's presence. It combines scripture and poetry, encouraging playfulness in faith and life's complexities.

\["For Christians seeking deeper spiritual wisdom", "The Drama of Living helps navigate life's complexities", "You will embrace joy and freedom in your faith journey"\]

Discover how to live wisely and joyfully in God's presence.

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