{"product_id":"silence-a-christian-history-paperback","title":"Silence: A Christian History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiarmaid MacCulloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative meditation on the role of silence in Christian tradition by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of Christianity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe live in a world dominated by noise. Religion is, for many, a haven from the clamor of everyday life, allowing us to pause for silent contemplation. But as Diarmaid MacCulloch shows, there are many forms of religious silence, from contemplation and prayer to repression and evasion. In his latest work, MacCulloch considers Jesus's strategic use of silence in his confrontation with Pontius Pilate and traces the impact of the first mystics in Syria on monastic tradition. He discusses the complicated fate of silence in Protestant and evangelical tradition and confronts the more sinister institutional forms of silence. A groundbreaking book by one of our greatest historians, \u003ci\u003eSilence \u003c\/i\u003echallenges our fundamental views of spirituality and illuminates the deepest mysteries of faith.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiarmaid MacCulloch\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow of St. Cross College, Oxford, and professor of the history of the church at Oxford University. His books include \u003ci\u003eSuffolk and the Tudors, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Royal Historical Society's Whitfield Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThomas Cranmer: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Biography Prize, the James Tait Black Prize, and the Duff Cooper Prize. A former Anglican deacon, he has presented many highly celebrated documentaries for television and radio, and was knighted in 2012 for his services to scholarship. He lives in Oxford, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750358450464,"sku":"9780143125815","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ab34b57317270fdbe211629baa7d8132.webp?v=1779948872","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/silence-a-christian-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}