Episode 629: Emily Adams, LDS Author, New Book “Divine Quietness”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

My friend Emily Robinson Adams (married mother of three, appellate attorney) join us to talk about her new book called “Divine Quietness: Fining Meaning When Heaven is Silent”. In the book, Emily bravely shares her journey with prayers met with silence. She talks about why a loving God would not answer her prayers. Emily shares her experience—which occurred over a couple of years—to deconstruct and then reconstruct her belief in and relationship with God using a completely new framework. She talks about the books, practices, analogies and perspectives that helps her reconstruct her relationship with God. I was deeply moved listening to Emily. If you are wondering if God is there and/or why your prayers do not feel like they are being answered, Emily’s book will help you. It is not just theory—it includes her own powerful and vulnerable story. Emily’s book will also help you better help others. Thank you, Emily, for writing this book and being on the podcast. Your voice is so needed in our community. This book is a must-read. Podcast links: Deseret Book: https://deseretbook.com/p/divine-quietness Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ2CZFJH

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:10.7	I have an LDS author on the podcast today to talk about her book at Desert Book.
0:16.2	The name of the book is Divine Quietness, finding meaning when heaven is silent. And my guest is
0:25.5	Emily Robinson Adams. Welcome to the podcast, Emily. Thank you, Richard, for having me. I'll just
0:32.2	read a description that's on the website about the book and then also one of the reviews listeners.
0:40.2	You can get more of an idea before we turn it over to Emily.
0:44.6	Quote, do you ever feel your sincere, heartfelt prayers are ignored or met with silence?
0:50.7	Do you wonder why a loving God would ever refuse to answer?
0:55.3	Divine quietness explores the reason God sometimes answers our prayers with silence.
1:01.9	In spite of our best efforts, through the lens of her own experiences and drawing on literature from many faith traditions,
1:09.5	Emily Robinson Adams discusses new ways of thinking
1:13.3	about faith, doubt, and divine quietness. This thoughtful book will help you learn to rethink
1:19.8	your assumptions underlying what it means to have faith and how to connect with God, even in
1:26.7	quietness. And then listeners, I wanted to read
1:29.5	a review. This is a review that was posted in mid-March on Amazon. Adams brings her heart and soul
1:35.9	into this beautiful book. She does not waste a single word. This short book contains wisdom,
1:42.4	honesty, and vulnerability.
1:49.6	Adams is direct about her experience and invite readers to take what is helpful leaving the rest.
1:55.3	She careful emphasizes this is her journey and expounds on what has been helpful for her.
2:01.8	She brings a variety of sources from a myriad of sources and add richness to her work.
2:06.7	For anyone thinking about faith or feeding like faith can be oversimplified at times.
2:10.9	Adams demonstrates the complexity of faith and the power of hope.
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