The Patriarch: Essays from the Middle
Ebook
In this spiritual memoir, Joshua Rice explores the spaces of middle age through the lenses of the Bible, long-distance running, and modern psychology. Our larger-than-life companion is Abraham and his rabbinic interpreters--beloved as no other in the Jewish tradition. Always on the move, always in-between, never quite arriving, the great patriarch of Genesis creates space for making peace with the past, for pushing new limits, and for sprinting headlong into the second half of life.
“Joshua Rice’s memoir about jogging his way through young adulthood and into the middle trails of his life is surprisingly good. I was stunned because primarily I had known the author as a biblical scholar and academic administrator. However, in this writing experiment, you will also get to know Josh through his engaging, humorous, humble, and transparent writing style. I think you’ll be glad you decided to hit the trails with Josh, whether you find yourself in the middle years of your life or looking back on them through a rearview mirror.”
—Gary W. Moon, founding executive director, Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center, Westmont College
- Title: The Patriarch: Essays from the Middle
- Author: Joshua Rice
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666773552, 9781666773538, 1666773530, 9781666773545, 1666773549, 1666773557
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666773552
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-03T20:41:33Z
Joshua Rice is provost at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta. He is the author of Paul and Patronage: The Dynamics of Power in 1 Corinthians (2013) and The Jewish Centaur: Adventures in Pentecostal Spirituality (2015).