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Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism by Bhikkhu Bodhi

Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism audiobook runs 2.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Shelina Hetherington (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.9listening hrs
World Religionsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.9 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism is an audiobook by Bhikkhu Bodhi: a 2.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Shelina Hetherington, released June 15, 2025, on the World Religions and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.9 hrs
Narrated by
Shelina Hetherington
Released
June 15, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World Religions, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781681728513

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How long is the Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism audiobook?

Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism runs 2.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.

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Who narrates Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism?

Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism is narrated by Shelina Hetherington.