Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-186) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: why quiet -- Publicness, silence, and the sovereignty of the interior -- Not double consciousness but the consciousness of surrender -- Maud Martha and the practice of paying attention -- Quiet, vulnerability, and nationalism -- The capacities of waiting, the expressiveness of prayer -- Conclusion: to be one.
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