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When God is Silent: Divine Language Beyond Words
Barbara Brown Taylor
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Description for When God is Silent: Divine Language Beyond Words
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
An enduring classic from award-winning writer Barbara Brown Taylor, and a timeless meditation for all who thirst for a God who often seems to be silent. It considers the limitations of the language we have at our disposal to speak about God; the stupendous responsibility upon anyone who attempts to speak for God, in preaching or pastoral encounter; and the torrents of words coming at us from all directions in contemporary culture that can drown out the messages we really need to hear. In this land of linguistic superabundance, Barbara Brown Taylor argues persuasively for simplicity and economy ... Read more
An enduring classic from award-winning writer Barbara Brown Taylor, and a timeless meditation for all who thirst for a God who often seems to be silent. It considers the limitations of the language we have at our disposal to speak about God; the stupendous responsibility upon anyone who attempts to speak for God, in preaching or pastoral encounter; and the torrents of words coming at us from all directions in contemporary culture that can drown out the messages we really need to hear. In this land of linguistic superabundance, Barbara Brown Taylor argues persuasively for simplicity and economy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canterbury Press Norwich
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848254541
SKU
V9781848254541
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About Barbara Brown Taylor
Barbara Brown Taylor is a priest in the Episcopal church and the author of numerous books which have been showered with awards, including the bestselling An Altar in the World and Leaving Church. She currently teaches Religion at Piedmont College, Georgia and is on the Board of Advisors of Yale Divinity School.
Reviews for When God is Silent: Divine Language Beyond Words
'Her concise, pithy and challenging prose is evidence that she is practicing what she preaches: that Christian pastors take more care with the words they use.'
Kathleen Norris 'If there is one book I would want every person of faith aware of the fragile contours of language to read, this is it. Never surrendering a good question for a ... Read more
Kathleen Norris 'If there is one book I would want every person of faith aware of the fragile contours of language to read, this is it. Never surrendering a good question for a ... Read more