In Silence: Why We Pray

By Donald Spoto

Book Overview

Drawing on the words of religious thinkers of both the East and the West, from the author of Psalms to Rumi and from Teresa of gvila to Ch]gyam 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014219638X
• ISBN13: 9780142196380
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Compass Books (NJ)
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

In Silence: Why We Pray

I have read this book many times. It is so rich that there is something new each time. It is a breath of fresh air in a time when there is a trend towards the dogmatic and where all the mystery has been washed away by an atempt to explain every part of faith.Donald Spoto has touched the heart of prayer and our union with a Presence of extravagent love.