Points of entry: Spirituality and religion - Part's spiritual reach - The role of text; Out of silence: Music lost to silence - Music found in silence - Excusus: silence in the tradition; Bright sadness: Bright sadness in the tradition - Bright sadness in the music of Arvo Part. A luminous engagement of music, philosophy, and belief. LAURIE ANDERSON, Composer, musician, performance artist --Book Cover This illuminating meditation on the pillars of Pärt s music word, silence, and bright sadness gives voice to what many intuit in the music and is a game changer for Pärt scholarship. Unafraid to traverse the same boundaries of religion, spirituality, and popular culture as Pärt s music, Bouteneff s book is essential reading for those devoted to Pärt s music and interested in the place of Orthodox Christianity in public life. JEFFERS ENGELHARDT , Amherst College --Book Cover Many of us have written about Pärt, but one thing was missing, the view from within the Orthodox Christian tradition that has guided Pärt's work since the 1970s. This has now been provided by Peter Bouteneff, writing with clarity, precision, and the graceful authority of one who knows what he is talking about. PAUL HILLIER, Co-founder, the Hilliard Ensemble, author, Arvo Pärt (Oxford, 1997) --Book Cover A professor of theology and a conservatory-trained musician, Peter Bouteneff has been an ardent and attentive listener of Arvo Pärt s music ever since he came to know the composer personally in 1990. He teaches systematic theology and spirituality at St Vladimir s Seminary, where he also co-directs the Arvo Pärt Project.