The Silence of Unknowing: The Key to the Spiritual Life [Paperback]

Terence Grant (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Liguori Publications; 1st edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892438282
• ISBN-13: 978-0892438280
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Synthesis of the best of Eastern & Western mysticism, March 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Silence of Unknowing: The Key to the Spiritual Life (Paperback)

Grant, both a former Catholic priest and disciple of Zen, borrows from both traditions to create a new and exciting amalgam well-suited to the needs of spirituality-hungry moderns.

Using concepts familiar to followers of Eastern schools of thought, and using the Christian "centering prayer" popularized by Thomas Keating, Grant gives the soul-searcher a variety of new insights to explore on the journey of life. Highly recommended!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended reading, March 24, 2000

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This review is from: The Silence of Unknowing: The Key to the Spiritual Life (Paperback)

Highly recommended reading. The author is very direct, i didn't have to try and figure out what he meant.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can change without self-improvement., June 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Silence of Unknowing: The Key to the Spiritual Life (Paperback)

Terence Grant describes a process of personal change through self-understanding and God's power. He describes how we struggle to attain some ideal and yet we are unable to attain the ideal through our own power. Instead we can gain freedom by learning to live in the present moment and listening to God in prayer. Mr. Grant provides a viable way of personal change without self-improvement.