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A volume of of 36 poems and “intimations” celebrating the challenges and mysteries of spiritual experience. “It is not easy to translate the experiences of the spiritual path into everyday language. Miller's poems record the colors and textures of his journey with skill, subtlety, and compassion." -- J. Ruth Gendler, THE BOOK OF QUALITIES
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D. Patrick Miller
Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, including The Religion of Ancient Israel. He is coeditor of the Interpretation commentary series and the Westminster Bible Companion series. In 1998, he served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature. He was also editor of Theology Today for twenty years.
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