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Unlocking The Ancient Secret Of An Acceptable Sacrifice” (2007)
published by Eagles’ Wings. Along with “The Cry Of Mordecai:
Awakening An Esther Generation In A Human Age” (2009) published
by Destiny Image and “Return To Authentic Christianity: An In-Depth
Look At 12 Vital Issues Facing Today’s Church” (2010) published by
Destiny Image. Robert Stearns is also the visionary behind the
worldwide annual-prayer initiative “The Day Of Prayer For The Peace
Of Jerusalem”, observed on the first Sunday of October.
Websites: www.eagleswings.to and www.daytopray.com
Interview: August 21st 2007 Clarence, New York, United States
Interview arranged by Sarah Wolf, Assistant Editor, Kairos Publishing
Photo: Robert Stearns / Eagles’ Wings Ministries
DR. MARTIN STOKES is an author, musician,
organist, qanun player, and lecturer in
Ethnomusicology at the University of Oxford,
England. His book “Ethnicity, Identity And Music:
The Musical Construction Of Place” (1997) is
available from Berg Publishers, “Celtic Modern:
Music At The Global Fringe” (2003) is available from The Scarecrow
Press, Inc., and “The Republic Of Love: Cultural Intimacy In Turkish
Popular Music” (2010) is available from the University of Chicago
Press. Dr. Martin Stokes has written widely on Middle Eastern music,
taught at the Queen’s University of Belfast, and the University of
Chicago where he was Director of the Center for Middle Eastern
Studies, before returning to Oxford University in 2007.
Website: www.ox.ac.uk
Interview: March 31st 2008 Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Photo: Catriona Stokes
STRIBORG is a one-man ambient black-metal
band from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. “Mysterious
Semblance” (2004), “Spiritual Catharsis” (2004),
“Black Desolate Winter / Depressive Hibernation”
(2005), “Trepidation” (2005), “Embittered Darkness
/ Isle De Morts” (2006), “Nefaria / Tragic Journey