The wilderness in the biblical book of Exodus was not just a geographic place. It was also an experience that involved both the human and the divine. The wilderness was an experience of confusion, doubt, and even rebellion.When a 21st-century Christian community faces its own wilderness, it wrestles with the same issues and joins the children of Israel in crying "How long?" As was the case with IT'S A DANCE (Patrick Oden's first book), HOW LONG? puts theology into an enjoyable, accessible narrative form.