{"product_id":"the-gospel-in-slow-motion-knox-1","title":"The Gospel in Slow Motion (Knox)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ronald Knox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his own variation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon C. S. Lewis’s trilemma of “Lunatic, Liar, or Lord,” Ronald Knox writes: “I do not believe that, human nature being what it is, the immediate impression made by the preaching of the Gospel could have been so profound, if its first missionaries had only told to the world the story of a Man, clearly not mad, clearly not an Impostor, who was nevertheless prepared to accept the worship due to a God.” The Gospel possesses a unique power to persuade its hearers to believe in Jesus Christ, to accept the friendship of the Son of Man whose Word is Truth itself. Differing from the continuous commentary-style of his other two\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Motion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebooks, Knox communicates the power of the Gospel in sermons brimming with his customary freshness, ingenuity, and anecdotal brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is the Gospel that has the mysticism and the Church that has \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe rationalism. As I should put it, of course, it is the Gospel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethat is the riddle and the Church that is the answer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(G. K. Chesterton)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCulled by Knox himself from the extensive archives of his preaching over the years, the twenty-three sermons in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel in Slow Motion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffer a ready-bound retreat for religious and laity alike, for they are “Gospel” sermons in the fullest sense: their aim is the making of good Christians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Knox\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(1888–1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the “Knox Bible”), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of ser­mons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 220pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53408356237639,"sku":"9781685950842","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/7637\/6006\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--6485.webp?v=1772026424","url":"https:\/\/cenaclepress.com\/en-de\/products\/the-gospel-in-slow-motion-knox-1","provider":"The Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}