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Resource: Books (P40637-4) A Song to Sing, a Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice (Practices of Faith)     
Series: (P40637=) Practicing Our Faith
Author: Don Saliers, Emily Saliers
Publisher: Jossey Bass Wiley , 2006
Vendor: Cokesbury
Length: 209 pages
Heading: 240 — Spirituality
Subjects: Bible - General; Christianity - Christian Life - General ; Music; Music -- Religious aspects. ; Music -- Social aspects. ; Social aspects; Social aspects ; Spiritual ; Spiritual life
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# Copies: 1
ISBN/ISSN: 9780787983772
Description: FROM THE PUBLISHER: Praise for A Song to Sing, A Life to Live

"Pull up a chair and sit in the family room as these two share the places where
their views on music connect and diverge, demonstrating how to 'make musical
judgments, but not in a judgmental manner.' Musicians, music-lovers and indeed
all those devoted to the 'spirituality of daily life' will be inspired."

—Publishers Weekly

"I found warmth, wisdom, and love to be present on every page of this book.
Emily and her father, Don, have found a way to have a deeply meaningful
conversation about their life experiences and share it with the reader. The
result is this beautiful expression of music as many things—healer, gift,
symbol of freedom and community, and agent of change."

—Mary Chapin Carpenter

"Emily and her dad have created a beautiful celebration of how music and spirit
connect us all."

—Bonnie Raitt

"In this sweetheart of a book, Don and Emily Saliers do far more than write
convincingly about the healing power of music. They show us how it works by
letting their own love of 'deep song' lead them across generational, aesthetic,
and religious differences into a place of such holy listening to one another
that even the angels lay down their tambourines."

—Barbara Brown Taylor, author, Bread of Angels, Home by Another Way,
Gospel Medicine, The Preaching Life, God in Pain, and Speaking of Sin

Visit www.practicingourfaith.org for information and resources on the Practices
of Faith book series


DESCRIPTION: what, the how, and the whyof music as a key aspect of spirituality in our lives.
As an Indigo Girl, folk-rock singer-songwriter, Emily performs in primarily
secular settings, while her father, Don - composer, cantor, and church musician
- writes and arranges for church congregations. Their audiences may differ but
both father and daughter understand the profound spirituality of music and have
personally witnessed how their music brings healing to people no matter what the
setting or circumstance. A Song to Sing, A Life to Live bridges two generations,
two approaches to spirituality, and two genres of music - the music of Saturday
night and Sunday morning. Don and Emily Saliers reflect on such topics as music
and justice, music and grief, music and delight, and music and hope. They open
the way for those who seek to embrace new spiritual practices by creating music,
sharing music, and developing their musical skills as a spiritual practice.

Age Groups: None specified.


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