Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart - How to Find Inner Peace (Paperback)

Practical advice from a Christian psychologist on how to carve out a niche of quiet sanity in the crazy rush of everyday life. Oates himself is an admitted workaholic, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Knoxville and the author of 25 books, and much of this chatty, agreeable manual bears the stamp of personal experience. Oates lists several tell-tale signs of spiritual stress - fatigue, loss of perspective, poor judgment, and mental confusion - and suggests a number of strategies for finding the privacy needed to relieve it. He recommends creating "pockets of silence" by cutting down on TV, unplugging the telephone, rescheduling work, and generally slipping out from under the sensory overload of routine existence. This sort of "centering" silence also enables us to hear the sounds of a more ominous silence - the distress signals emitted by lonely, despairing people all around us, and the echoes of our own moribund ideals. And silence, finally, is the essential condition for heating the voice of God. Oates' approach is strictly non-sectarian and low-key: he spends far more time on mental hygiene than on religion. A simple, sensible, how-to guide to serenity (assuming you can really find serenity through a book). (Kirkus Reviews)

How can we find serenity in the midst of so much noise without and within? Wayne Oates maintains that we can nurture silence in our lives if we truly value it and are eager and dedicated to nourishing it. He explores practical and spiritual ways to maintain peace and centeredness in our work, our relationships, and our daily routines. In silence we can find healing, and in silence we can experience the presence of God as Friend. This highly readable and engaging guide to finding and cultivating inner peace offers practical tips for the general reader whose life is filled with busyness and stress. Nurturing Silence in a Noisy Heart includes a "practice of silence" test and questions for reflection and discussion which make the book ideal for small group study or as the focus of a retreat or conference.

General

Imprint:	Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Wayne E Oates
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	118
ISBN-13:	978-0-8066-2037-4
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General Books > Christianity > Christian Worship Promotions
LSN:	0-8066-2037-4
Barcode:	9780806620374

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