Our Sound is Our Wound - by Lucy Winkett (Paperback)

About the Book

A meditation on how we listen for the voice of God within the soundscapes of our lives, and how we find our own voice.

Book Synopsis

This book is a meditation on how we listen for the voice of God within the soundscapes of our lives, and how we find our own voice.

Review Quotes

'A thoughtful, evocative book that was well chosen as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lenten book for 2010... This is a book to be enjoyed.'

'This profoundly rich book skilfully weaves interpretations of scripture into Winkett's reflections on the theme of sound and listening, and her own personal stories.'

"A persistent and perceptive commentary." The Catholic Herald, December 2009.

"Lively, stimulating and challenging" Jane Hedges, The Times, February 2010.

"Lucy Winkett has an easy, anecdotal style which is both allusive and informative, allowing the reader to set off on their own reflective journeys." The Good Bookstall. Read the full review at http: //www.thegoodbookstall.org.uk/review/9780826439215/lucy-winkett/our-sound-is-our-wound/

"Our Sound is Our Wound is a remarkable book... so full of insights that it is almost over-flow-ing with ideas." Church Times, January 2010.

"The sounds of the modern city match, [Winkett] thinks, the dominant modern feeling of anxiety and fear- principally fear of death. In opposition, she presents the liberating forces of justice and beauty." Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph, February 2010.

"Winkett's theological reflections are complex and sophisticated...She is informative and wise...Each chapter bears a second and third read." The Sign, February 2010.

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About the Author

Lucy Winkett is Rector-designate of St James's Piccadilly. She was formerly Canon Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral, with particular responsibility for music and liturgy. Before ordination, she trained as a soprano, and lived in a L'Arche community. She is a founding adviser for the public theology thinktank Theos and combines her cathedral ministry with chairing the governors of a new Church of England Academy in North London, leading retreats, and speaking and writing on culture, gender and religion. She is a contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.