"He who loves brings God and the world together," wrote Martin Buber. William Reiser is on the same wave length. This associate professor at the College of the Holy Cross suggests that we reframe prayer "as conversation with God's people."
Many Christians over the centuries have tried to distance themselves from the world but Reiser believes that the experience of God in our time involves solidarity with the poor and communities of suffering. He wants spirituality to be liberated from a preoccupation with the timeless and focus instead on service and compassion. Reiser calls the world "a school of prayer" and challenges us to find new models of holiness in those who are helping brothers and sisters in need. To Hear God's Word, Listen to the World is a thought-provoking work that sheds new light on prayer and offers a bold version of a socially engaged spirituality.