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"What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations." - Lewis Carroll.
'John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." - Samuel Johnson
The modern email and soundbite culture is threatening the art of good conversation. Encounters between people are frequently brief, with minimal dialogue and superficial engagement. Yet conversation is communication. Without it, people lose contact, stop understanding one another, become isolated. Peter Shaw challenges his readers to rediscover the art of conversation by learning from the example of Jesus. Engaging, stimulating and instructive, good conversation can be more than just enjoyable: it can have far-reaching effects. Divided into seven chapters, the book is intended for, but not restricted to, use during Lent. Eminently practical, it can be used by both individuals and in groups.
'John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." - Samuel Johnson
The modern email and soundbite culture is threatening the art of good conversation. Encounters between people are frequently brief, with minimal dialogue and superficial engagement. Yet conversation is communication. Without it, people lose contact, stop understanding one another, become isolated. Peter Shaw challenges his readers to rediscover the art of conversation by learning from the example of Jesus. Engaging, stimulating and instructive, good conversation can be more than just enjoyable: it can have far-reaching effects. Divided into seven chapters, the book is intended for, but not restricted to, use during Lent. Eminently practical, it can be used by both individuals and in groups.
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Peter Shaw's first book, 'Mirroring Jesus as Leader' is published by Grove in October 2004. Having had a high-level career in Government he now coaches senior executives, is a governor of St John's College, Durham and Reader in the Guildford Diocese.
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'This is a book that delves richly into all the detail, messiness and magic of the topsoil of relationships. It matters.' (Revd Shaun Lambert Baptist Times)
'This is a book that delves richly into all the detail, messiness and magic of the topsoil of relationships. It matters.' (Sanford Lakoff Baptist Times)
'This is a book that delves richly into all the detail, messiness and magic of the topsoil of relationships. It matters.' (Sanford Lakoff Baptist Times)
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- PublisherBloomsbury Academic
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0826481477
- ISBN 13 9780826481474
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