Sacred Time and the Search for Meaning

by EBERLE, GARY

• ISBN13: 9781570629624
• ISBN10: 1570629625
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-24
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

InSacred Time and the Search for Meaning,author Gary Eberle contemplates how humans' view of time has evolved throughout history, how we came to measure time, and why we feel especially starved for it now. Eberle seeks to rediscover a renewed sense of meaning in life through looking for ways to enter the realm of sacred time or "sabbath time"-where we can reconnect with the slower, deeper rhythms of life that have traditionally been experienced through worship, prayer, and the observance of holy days. Drawing from the work of Western philosophers from Aristotle to Heidegger, and on theorists from Jung to Foucault, he presents both an intellectual history of time and a personal account of his own search for sacred time. Along the way he formulates an insightful analysis of our culture's obsession with speed and efficiency, and he offers guidance for slowing down to savor life outside of schedules and routines, showing the way toward finding fulfillment in this increasingly accelerated world.

Author Biography

Gary Eberle is chair of the English Department at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
No Time Like the Present	p. 1
A Sense of Timing	p. 30
Time and Eternity	p. 47
Books of Hours	p. 75
The Triumph of the Clock	p. 104
In Search of Sacred Time	p. 129
Finding Sacred Time	p. 154
Afterword: The End of Time	p. 188
Notes	p. 207
Selected Bibliography	p. 216
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