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

The Gift of Water

Trial by Water

One Final Note

Volume 2.1 Fall 2015

Cover of the Yale ISM Review Volume 2.1 Fall 2015

The Yale ISM

The ISM is an interdisciplinary graduate center at Yale University. It engages with the sacred through music, worship, and the arts in Christian communities, diverse religious traditions, and public life.