Why write a book on restlessness? Isn't it obvious that in this present time we are experiencing a restiveness that is eating away at the heart of faith, culture, the very meaning of humanity? For that very reason it is important to focus on the difference between positive restlessness and forms of restiveness that are destructive. An insatiable restlessness is inherent in the human heart, an impulse toward fulfillment in an eternal love that exceeds human imagination and invention. Further, a marvelous restlessness pervades all that exists, all that moves toward an unknown moment when even the finest of present existence will give way to "a new heaven and a new earth." - Introduction Sister Mary Timothy Prokes, PhD, is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist. Her previous books include Women's Challenge: Ministry in the Flesh; Mutuality: The Human Image of Divine Love; Toward a Theology of the Body; and At the Interface: Theology and Virtual Reality. Currently, she is member of her Community's retreat team and offers elective courses at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana.
