Mark A. Noll

To Express the Ineffable

History & Biography

“Cindy Aalders has written an excellent book on the hymnody (and the person) of Anne Steele, the pioneering female hymnwriter of the eighteenth century. Steele's difficult life, her doubts and struggles of faith, her evocative use of language, and her commitment to the glory and grace of God are main themes in this study. Aalders' fresh treatment is marked by spiritual discernment, theological precision, and much human sympathy.”