Oxford University Press

The Theology and Practice of Church MusicThis book explores how making and listening to music can be an act of prayer. From an impressive range of perspectives, theologians, poets, musicians, even scientists all give witness to the deeper dimensions of music....

Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church, 1536-1609In Calvin&'s Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva&'s reformed ministers from the time of Calvin&'s arrival in Geneva until the beginning of the seventeenth century. During these seven decades, more than 130 men were...

Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual PracticeCarrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world&'s great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjold,...

The Life and Poetry of Vernon ScannellThis uncompromising literary biography tells the story of a wounded D-Day veteran, a deserter, a violent drunk, a loving father who abandoned his first child, a boxer and brawler, a wife-beater, a bigamist, and a passionately romantic lover. It is also, most importantly, the story of a poet....

Something was approaching the burrow. Something deadly. Something that made Sylvan's fur bristle with fear ...Knowing their lives are under threat, Sylvan and his brother and sisters have no choice but to abandon their burrow for ever. Together they set out on an epic journey along the Great River; but with dangers lurking at every turn, will...

An Economic History of China, Russia, and the WestThe rise of the West is often attributed the presence of certain features in Western countries from the 16th century that were absent in more traditional societies: the abolition of serfdom and Protestant ethics, the protection of property rights, and free universities. The problem with this...