The sense of hearing was particularly important in the ancient world when the majority of people were illiterate. Rhetoric has been given attention in this cont

How did people think about listening in the ancient world, and what evidence do we have of it in practice? The Christian faith came to the illiterate majority i

Describes the role and practice of a spiritual director as distinct from pastoral care and from psychotherapy. Compares the spiritual director to a midwife for

In this volume the author looks at the rise of a cultivated audience whose skill involved listening rather than playing or singing, in the early 17th century.