{"product_id":"reverence-renewing-a-forgotten-virtue-revised-paperback","title":"Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue (Revised) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Woodruff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meaning to much that we do, yet the word has almost passed out of our vocabulary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReverence, says philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff, begins in an understanding of human limitations. From this grows the capacity to be in awe of whatever we believe lies outside our control -- God, truth, justice, nature, even death. It is a quality of character that is especially important in leadership and in teaching, although it figures in virtually every human relationship. It transcends religious boundaries and can be found outside religion altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoodruff draws on thinking about this lost virtue in ancient Greek and Chinese traditions and applies lessons from these highly reverent cultures to today's world. The book covers reverence in a variety of contexts -- the arts, leadership, teaching, warfare, and the home -- and shows how essential a quality it is to a well-functioning society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of \u003cem\u003eReverence\u003c\/em\u003e is revised and expanded. It contains a foreword by Betty Sue Flowers, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, a new preface, two new chapters -- one on the sacred and one on compassion -- and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Woodruff\u003c\/strong\u003e has served at The University of Texas at Austin since 1973; he has been chair of the Department of Philosophy, director of the Plan II Honors Program, and inaugural dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies. Woodruff has translated works by Plato, Sophocles and other ancient Greek writer and interpreted them for modern audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.03 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753979707680,"sku":"9780199350803","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/049a6d2183fa21a01690711226d84181.webp?v=1780030797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reverence-renewing-a-forgotten-virtue-revised-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}