Perugino, pietro (1448-1523). The Baptism of Christ, c. 1498. Oil on olive wood, 30 x 23.3 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY Perugino, pietro (1448-1523). The Baptism of Christ, c. 1498. Oil on olive wood, 30 x 23.3 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

Pietro Perugino (1448–1523). The Baptism of Christ, c. 1498. Oil on olive wood, 30 x 23.3 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

Volume 2.1 Fall 2015

Cover of the Yale ISM Review Volume 2.1 Fall 2015

In this Issue
Rita Ferrone, editor

On the Cover

The Mystery of Water

A Blessing Over Waters
Teresa Berger

The Water Worlds of John Muir
Anne Rowthorn

Praying for Rain in the California Drought
Megan Sweas

Ten Fathom Ledge
Martha Serpas

Walking on Water-Azurite
Makoto Fujimura

Irrigation
Martha Serpas

The Gift of Water

Water in the Book of Common Prayer
Jeffery Rowthorn

Why We Need an Altar Call to the Font
Benjamin M. Stewart

A ‘Saguaro Church’ at Worship
Talitha Arnold

The Rain: A Funeral Story
Michelle Lewis

Trial by Water

Stormy Weather: A Homiletic Essay
Maggi Dawn

Hope Travels Below Sea Level
Teresa Berger

One Final Note

Water and the Spirit
Don E. Saliers