Wisdom: The Good Life

Irene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of Numbers (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament; and Pleading, Cursing, Praising; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press).

"The topic of wisdom is uniquely suited to Irene Nowell. She has lived for years under St. Benedict's Rule, which is a kind of Wisdom literature, as it insists that the holy is to be found in our everyday experiences and everyday encounters with other people. Nowell is also a Hebrew scholar and brings a treasure house of biblical knowledge to bear on the subject of what it means to be wise and to seek the wisdom that allows us to live a richer, more holy, and more loving life."Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota and The Cloister Walk

• Contents  Foreword - Abbot John Klassen, OSB Preface: What Is Wisdom? Who Is Wisdom?1. Fear of the Lord: Beginning of Wisdom2. Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? The Mystery of Suffering3. Wisdom and Creation4. Wisdom in the Daily, Part 1: Eating and Drinking; Possessions5. Listening: The Way to Wisdom6. Wisdom in the Daily, Part 2: Relationships and Reconciliation7. Wisdom and Joy8. Christ: Wisdom of God; Center of Our LivesBibliography