To Our Readers
We are pleased to present the Fall 2015 issue of The Yale ISM Review. Published by Yale Institute of Sacred Music, the Review is a biannual, open-access online publication serving practitioners in the fields of sacred music, worship, and the related arts. You are invited to join us for stimulating discussions, enriched by contributions from Yale faculty and others who are leaders in their fields.
Our current issue is organized around the theme of water—that basic human element that plays such an important role in our lives, and thus appears in worship and the arts in myriad ways.
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~ Rita Ferrone, editor
November 15, 2015
Table of Contents
Welcome to The Yale ISM Review
The Mystery of Water
- A Blessing Over Waters
- The Water Worlds of John Muir
- Praying for Rain in the California Drought
- Ten Fathom Ledge
- Walking on Water-Azurite
- Irrigation
The Gift of Water
- Water in the Book of Common Prayer
- Why We Need an Altar Call to the Font
- A ‘Saguaro Church’ at Worship
- The Rain: A Funeral Story
Trial by Water
One Final Note
- Water and the Spirit
Don E. Saliers