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A personal, warm-hearted approach to a complex matter--how we can use speech in holy ways. $20,000 initial Ad/PR budget, 7-city National Tour.
Sommario
Preface
Introduction: Sacred Speech in the Glocal World
1. To Be Humble
2. To Forgive
3. To Praise
4. To Pray
5. To Judge
6. To Lament
7. To Love
8. Beyond the Politically Correct
9. The Sacredness of Ordinary, Plain Speech
10. The Importance of Silence
Notes
Discussion Guide
Info autore
Rev. Donna Schaper is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding communicators in her generation of Protestant clergy. A minister of the United Church of Christ, she is author of several books, including Alone, but Not Lonely.
Riassunto
A personal, warm-hearted approach to a complex matter—how we can use speech in holy ways.
Testo aggiuntivo
"Donna Schaper has a gift for illuminating aspects of daily living we all take for granted. Here she gives our speech its due, inviting us to talk that connects, language that heals, and ultimately to conversation that carries the Spirit."
—Rich Heffern, National Catholic Reporter
“Sacred Speech affirms our goodness, all the while calling upon us to reach even higher. Rev. Schaper approaches the reader as a friend and colleague, as a companion on the path to learning to listen wholeheartedly and speak proactively.”
—Rabbi Dennis S. Ross, author of God in Our Relationships: Spirituality between People from the Teachings of Martin Buber
“Donna Schaper's Sacred Speech distills a lifetime of wisdom gained by living attentively to others, as a parent, as a partner, as a pastor, as a friend, as a community member. It needs to be read slowly, savoring each insight.”
—Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carpenter Professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California
“This practical yet profound book opens the door for a fresh look at the power of language Sacred Speech invites us to intentionally choose to acknowledge Spirit in our daily conversations, and by doing so to transform the quality of all our relationships.”
—Kay Lindahl, author of The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice
