Silence: A Christian History

Silence: A Christian History image
ISBN-10:

0241952328

ISBN-13:

9780241952320

Released: Apr 10, 2014
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
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Description:

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."

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