In Silence: Why We Pray Paperback - 2005
by Donald Spoto
The literature of prayer has an old and rich tradition, but Donald Spoto's extraordinary new work of scholarship and devotion may be the first book to explore not only what prayer says about God but what it reveals about us and the universal experiences that have moved us to call on God throughout the ages.
Drawing on the words of religious thinkers of both East and West, from the author of Psalms to Rumi and from Teresa of Ávila to Chögyam Trungpa, In Silence explores the nature, quality, history, and effects of prayer: as petition, as forgiveness, as cry of suffering, as abandonment, as serenity, as loving, as silence.
Erudite, beautifully written, and filled with wonder, this is a ringing celebration of our most precious habit of being.
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"Faith itself is the soul's true country, and prayer is its native language."
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- Title In Silence: Why We Pray
- Author Donald Spoto
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 238
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Compass Books (NJ)
- Date September 27, 2005
- ISBN 9780142196380 / 014219638X
- Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.12 x 0.48 in (19.56 x 13.00 x 1.22 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 248.32
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