Author : Andrew Dell'Antonio
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 2011-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0520269292
In this volume the author looks at the rise of a cultivated audience whose skill involved listening rather than playing or singing, in the early 17th century.
Author : Gordon D. Fee
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2000-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802847577
For many years Gordon Fee, one of today's foremost evangelical scholars, has been asked to bring his trusted biblical expertise together with his well-known passion for the gospel and the church. Listening to the Spirit in the Text is his answer. Gathered here are Fee's best studies and reflections on the art of attending to the biblical text critically yet with a deep spiritual sensitivity. These insightful chapters cover a wide range of contemporary topics, including the relationship between Bible study and spirituality, gender issues, worship, tongues speaking, church order and leadership, the believer and possessions, and the role of the gospel in our global society.
Author : Jan Swafford
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 0465097553
A preeminent composer, music scholar, and biographer presents an engaging and accessible introduction to classical music For many of us, classical music is something serious -- something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible to all. Ranging from Gregorian chant to Handel's Messiah, from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to the postmodern work of Philip Glass, Swafford is an affable and expert guide to the genre. He traces the history of Western music, introduces readers to the most important composers and compositions, and explains the underlying structure and logic of their music. Language of the Spirit is essential reading for anyone who has ever wished to know more about this sublime art.
Author : Victor L. Wooten
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 0593081676
Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world. We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all around us. In this fable-like story three musicians from around the world are mysteriously summoned to Nashville, the Music City, to join together with Victor to do battle against the "Phasers," whose blinking "music-cancelling" headphones silence and destroy all musical sound. Only by coming together, connecting, and making the joyful sounds of immediate, "live" music can the world be restored to the power and spirit of music. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL
Author : Monique M. Ingalls
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 20,4 MB
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0271070641
In The Spirit of Praise, Monique Ingalls and Amos Yong bring together a multidisciplinary, scholarly exploration of music and worship in global pentecostal-charismatic Christianity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The Spirit of Praise contends that gaining a full understanding of this influential religious movement requires close listening to its songs and careful attention to its patterns of worship. The essays in this volume place ethnomusicological, theological, historical, and sociological perspectives into dialogue. By engaging with these disciplines and exploring themes of interconnection, interface, and identity within musical and ritual practices, the essays illuminate larger social processes such as globalization, sacralization, and secularization, as well as the role of religion in social and cultural change. Aside from the editors, the contributors are Peter Althouse, Will Boone, Mark Evans, Ryan R. Gladwin, Birgitta J. Johnson, Jean Ngoya Kidula, Miranda Klaver, Andrew Mall, Kimberly Jenkins Marshall, Andrew M. McCoy, Martijn Oosterbaan, Dave Perkins, Wen Reagan, Tanya Riches, Michael Webb, and Michael Wilkinson.
Author : Whitney R. Simpson
Publisher : Upper Room Books
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 33,87 MB
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0835816338
Many of us long to hear God’s voice, yet we often overlook the great wisdom God gave us in our bodies. There is a deep connection between our bodies and spirits. What might happen if we listened more deeply to the wisdom of our bodies? How might listening with our whole selves change the way we listen to God? A stroke at age 31 forced Whitney Simpson to slow down and listen more deeply to her body. In the process she discovered how to listen more deeply to God. During her journey of healing and wholeness, Whitney explored ancient practices that she found helpful in connecting her body and spirit, including: lectio divina (meditative reading of scripture) yoga breath prayer aromatherapy Listening to God with the entire body, not simply with our ears, may seem like a strange concept. Yet God created the body and the breath as gifts for us to explore. Most important, we don’t have to experience a crisis to learn to listen to God’s activity in and around us. Each of us can slow down and listen for God just as we are—in breath, body, and spirit. This 40-day guide to holy listening offers daily meditations that can be completed in as little as 30 minutes. Each meditation includes scripture, yoga postures, a breath prayer, suggested essential oils, and reflection questions. The book provides descriptions and simple illustrations of yoga poses and suggests seated poses as modifications for all poses, making it accessible to both experienced yoga practitioners and those new to yoga. Allow this book to invite you on a journey of holy listening as you explore ancient tools and new ways of experiencing the presence of God.
Author : Michael Wuehler
Publisher : Life Rich Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,29 MB
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781489733467
"Spirit Calling" is a daily devotional centered on select Bible passages. The devotional brings inspiration and spiritual direction to the reader in a modern context from ageless Biblical wisdom. This book will touch your heart and soul as you read and feel the words of daily inspiration. Readers are invited to come to this book each day with a soul eager to encounter God. The Spirit of God does truly live in each and every one of us today. Hopefully you will feel and hear the movement and voice of the Spirit within you in this daily devotional.
Author : Margaret Guenther
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Spiritual direction
ISBN : 1561010561
Describes the role and practice of a spiritual director as distinct from pastoral care and from psychotherapy. Compares the spiritual director to a midwife for the soul, describing actions of teaching prayer and offering exercise suggestions.
Author : Adam S. McHugh
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830879692
Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.
Author : John G. Lake
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1257815253
Lake was originally from Ontario, Canada. He was from a large family, which was continually affected with illness. At the age of twenty-one, he became a Methodist minister; however, he chose to enter the business world instead of accepting a church ministry. Lake was a very industrious businessman and started two newspapers before beginning a very successful career in real estate. Early in his career, Lake's wife, whom he deeply loved, fell ill with a life threatening illness. Having a lifetime of suffering and bereavement behind him, he refused to accept this. He took the radical step of taking 'his brother who had been an invalid for 22 years to Chicago see John Alexander Dowie . In a matter of just moments after healing ministers laid their hands on him, he was healed -- he got up and walked out! Next, the Lakes took their 34-year-old sister who was dying from breast cancer. She had been operated on five times and had to be carried on a stretcher. She too was healed!
