Awakening the Quieter Virtues: Shouting Softly in a Noisy World - Softcover

Spencer, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1959685155 ISBN 13: 9781959685159

Publisher: Integratio Press, 2024

Synopsis

In this updated and expanded version, we are treated to more timeless insights and expressions of communication wisdom. Big, colorful virtues like courage and decisiveness in crisis easily get our attention. But more often it is those everyday values like humility and authenticity and moderation that shape us much more profoundly. Lost in our noisy, flashy, gaudy, and hyper-connected world are the quiet virtues that work behind the scenes to mold our character and enrich our lives. The author unfolds the beauty and nature of each virtue, showing us how to take notice of discernment, innocence, generosity, authenticity, and more. In this book you will discover how far from being dull these quieter virtues are. Though often hidden, they play a formative role in who we become and what we do in every aspect of our lives.

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About the Author

Gregory Spencer (PhD, University of Oregon) taught about words, perception, narrative, and the importance of questions for thirty-five years at Westmont College. He is now Professor Emeritus. He has published two novels (The Welkening and Guardian of the Veil) and is currently working on a third, Boomer Boy. He's also published three works of nonfiction (A Heart for Truth, Awakening the Quieter Virtues, and Reframing the Soul: How Words Transform Our Faith), and dozens of articles, poems, and op-ed pieces. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife of over forty years. They have three married daughters and eight grandchildren, six of whom live too far away. He enjoys gardening, tennis, hiking, and asking involved dinner questions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Integratio Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1959685155
• ISBN 13: 9781959685159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248