The art of listening in the early church / Carol Harrison.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Harrison, Carol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Listening--Religious aspects--Christianity.
• Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sense of hearing was particularly important in the ancient world when the majority of people were illiterate. Rhetoric has been given attention in this context, but listening has been virtually ignored. This book deals with the practical and theological issues which listening to an incorporeal, unknowable God raised for early Christians.

Contents:

• Contents; Preface; Introduction: Voices of the Page; First Impromptu: The Other Side of Language or 'listening to the voice of Being'; Part One: An Auditory Culture; 1. Listening in Cultural Context; 2. Rhetoric and the Art of Listening; 3. Images and Echoes; Part Two: Theme and Variations; 4. Catechesis: Sounding the Theme; Second Impromptu: Playing Ball: The Art of Reception; 5. Preaching: Variations on the Theme; Third Impromptu: Singing the Blues; Part Three: From Listening to Hearing; 6. The Polyphony of Prayer; 7. From the Bottom to the Bottomless; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F
• GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2013).
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 0-19-874495-1
• 0-19-166402-2

OCLC:

922972315