Donna Schaper

Sacred Speech: A Practical Guide for Keeping Spirit in Your Speech

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sacred Speech is brimming with encouragement inspiring readers to value the power that their speech has in creating a better world. Drawing support and wisdom from a wealth of literary and spiritual sources, Schaper offers compelling advice, empowering readers to: Acknowledge the Divine in the words they use Use speech to maximize the possibility of love and care Use speech to minimize fear Link, connect, and contact with others through words Ideal for clergy and other spiritual leaders, professionals in multi-faith settings, the politically correct and the not-so politically correct, and anyone who wants to do more than simply "watch what they say."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 145
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 141mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 261g
• ISBN-13: 9781594730689
• ISBN-10: 1594730687
• Artikelnr.: 21134238

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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