| Silence Lib/E: A Christian History Contributor(s): MacCulloch, Diarmaid (Author), Dixon, Walter (Read by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1469028751 ISBN-13: 9781469028750 Publisher: Gildan Media Corporation OUR PRICE: $31.48 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Religion | Christian Church - History - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 248.47 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.7" W x 6.1" (0.65 lbs) |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A provocative history of the role of silence in Christianity by the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author In this essential work of religious history, the New York Times bestselling author of Christianity explores the vital role of silence in the Christian story. How should one speak to God? Are our prayers more likely to be heard if we offer them quietly at home or loudly in church? How can we really know if God is listening? From the earliest days, Christians have struggled with these questions. Their varied answers have defined the boundaries of Christian faith and established the language of our most intimate appeals for guidance or forgiveness. MacCulloch shows how Jesus chose to emphasize silence as an essential part of his message and how silence shaped the great medieval monastic communities of Europe. He also examines the darker forms of religious silence, from the church's embrace of slavery and its muted reaction to the Holocaust to the cover-up by Catholic authorities of devastating sexual scandals. A groundbreaking work that will change our understanding of the most fundamental wish to be heard by God, Silence gives voice to the greatest mysteries of faith. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dixon, Walter: - Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years' experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children's stories. MacCulloch, Diarmaid: -Diarmaid MacCulloch is professor of the history of the church at St. Cross College, University of Oxford. His most recent book, the New York Times bestseller Christianity, won several awards. A fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society, he lives in Oxford, England. |