A rare female voice in the 12
th
century Christian Church, Hildegard of Bingen was a German nun, an oracle, a mystic, a prolific writer on religious subjects who practiced medicine, wrote plays, and composed music.
The Ways of the Lord
contains selections from
Scivias,
her major religious work, in which Hildegard describes amazing visions and explores the profound spiritual truths hidden within them. A HarperCollins Spiritual Classic,
includes a foreword by Homer Hickam, author of
Rocket Boys,
and is a glorious introduction to the genius and devotion of this extraordinary holy woman of the Middle Ages.