Nurturing spirit through song
Subtitle: the life of Mary K. Oyer
By: Rebecca Slough and Shirley Sprunger King, editors.
Contributors: Slough, Rebecca.; King, Shirley Sprunger.
Publisher: Cascadia Pub. House; Copublished with Institute of Mennonite Studies; Herald Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Telford, Pa; Elkhart, Ind; Scottdale, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781931038423
Subjects: Oyer, Mary K; Music teachers -- Biography; Church music -- Mennonite Church
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1.  Essays on the life of Mary K. Oyer. Let the sound run through you / Rachel Waltner Goossen ; Following the way, seeking the truth, loving the life / Rebecca Slough; title: pt. 2. Encounters in the life of  Mary K. Oyer. Teaching a way to learn / James Miller ; Remaining open to change / J. Harold Moyer ; An instructor inside and outside the classroom / Robert Weaver ; Lessons for life / Philip K. Clemens ; Passion cultivated / John Enz ; A mentor for future teachers / E. Douglas Bomberger ; A legacy of lifelong learning / Jean Ngoya Kidula ; A model of solicitude for authentic existence / Justus M. Ogembo ; An exceptional colleague and friend / Luzili R. Mulindi-King ; Making music with Mary in Nairobi / Julia Moss ; A professor who performs pastoral ministry / Lu Chen-Tiong; title: pt. 3. Selected writings from the life of Mary K. Oyer. A philosophy of the use of music in Mennonite meetings ; A Christian view of the fine arts ; The church's responsibility for artistic discrimination ; Questions that arise with the consideration of instruments in Mennonite worship ; The life and method of music ; Cultural problems in the production of  Mennonite hymnal ; Evolving African hymnody ; On the table of contents of a hymnal ; Nurturing spirit through song ; Two centuries of American Mennonite hymn singing ; A joyful song I'll raise.