Cries of The Heart [Paperback]

Ravi Zacharias (Author), Max Lucado (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2002

In this profound message from one of the great thinkers of our generation, Zacharias explores the inner feeling of futility that can overwhelm a human heart and helps us to see a reason for our suffering, be comforted in loneliness, and experience an abiding faith in our daily lives. Cries of the Heart is a book that both inspires and reassures…a search that uncovers our hidden sentiments and reveals God's continual inescapable presence in every moment of our lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849943876
• ISBN-13: 978-0849943874
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For over thirty-five years, Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world in great halls and universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and numerous universities internationally. He is listed as a Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford university. He has appeared on CNN and other international broadcasts. The author of several books for adults and children, he powerfully mixes biblical teaching and Christian apologetics. His most recent works include Walking from East to West, a memoir; The Grand Weaver, an exploration of God's intention in both the ordinary and the startling elements of life; and The End of Reason, a rebuttal of the claims of the so-called New Atheists. His weekly radio program, Let My People Think, is broadcast on 1,692 stations worldwide, and his weekday program, Just Thinking, is on 412. He is founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children and reside in Atlanta.

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully describes man's need to worship God., November 11, 1998

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[e-mail] (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cries of The Heart (Hardcover)

Dr. Zacharias expands on C. S. Lewis' explanation of mankind's search for pleasure and love. Provides solid answers as to the necessary components for proper and successful worship to God. Provides answers for man's inate loneliness and identifies genuine and proper worship to God as the only solution. One of the best books of this century for one sincerely looking for a closer relationship with God and an answer to this world's loneliness.

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Honors the Mind, yet gives comfort to the Heart, December 13, 1999

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K. Sweis (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cries of The Heart (Hardcover)

As a student of Philosophy and have been studying the problem of Evil (theodicy) for a number of years now, this book is long over due. Now there are an innumerable amount of books on this issue, what makes this book any better you may ask? Three points on that 1) I never said it is better, but it is necessary and culturally relevant for our understanding today. 2) Most books in this area deal with the question in either an esoteric philosophical or theological way, that leaves our heart out in the cold, or they warm the heart, and leave the mind out to freeze to intellectual death. Where are the books NOW that honor the mind and give comfort to the heart! I present this book by Dr. Zacharias as not only helpful in dealing with the perplexing questions that have philosophers holding their head in heart wrenching sweat, but also for the young spouse who just lost their best friend in a destructive fire. Most of all it helps to shine the Light of the SON on the shadow of evil. Give it a chance. You won't be disappointed.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic in our Midst, February 25, 2000

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Flavio Chavez - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cries of The Heart (Hardcover)

Dr. Zacharia presents a compelling argument for the nearness, constancy, sovereignty and omnipotence of God in our daily life. He presents these concepts in a new format. A format compose of an elegant style, blend with theology and philosophy at a personal level. St. Agustin was right when he said "the true philosopher is the lover of God". No doubt that this book addresses the pain and longings of our generation, perhaps of our species. His chapter about "the cry to know God" is the best introduction I've read so far, and the rest of the book gets better. Defenetly Cries of the Heart will became a classic!