The Theological Foundations Of Music In Worship
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Music has great power to both reflect and shape human experience. In worship, as in other activities, music is able…
Music in worship serves many purposes and manifests itself in a variety of expressions. It is used both to praise G…
Although the technical aspects of music are the same for concert and worship music, the function and purpose of mus…
Worship in the praise-and-worship tradition is based on the assumption that praise is not identical to worship. Pra…
Roman Catholic directives in music have restored a sung liturgy and developed a liturgical role for music. What is …
Among Protestant churches, the Lutheran tradition has the richest heritage of music for worship. It is based on the…
Although the Reformed tradition has been more restrictive about the use of music in worship than the Lutheran tradi…
Music in free worship is not bound to the text of worship itself, but appears here and there as separate, special, …
Praise music emerged from the revival atmosphere of the Jesus Movement and the charismatic movement of the mid-1960…
Unique to music in the charismatic worship is what is known as "singing in the Spirit. " This form of music is char…
Music in black churches an is exuberant celebration of Jesus Christ and realization of the power of the Spirit. It …
In 1972, a committee appointed by the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions examined post-Vatican II docume…
The following paragraphs are selected from the 1992 report of the Anglican Archbishops' Commission on Church Music,…
Throughout history, the church has related to the culture in which it exists in very different ways, choosing in so…
Over the past generation, congregational song has been influenced by developments in popular music in an unpreceden…
One of the largest repertories of Christian music developed in recent years is the genre known as Contemporary Chri…
Many congregations today consist of people from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Music in worship i…
This chapter has presented a variety of ideas and ideals about music for use in worship. This article describes one…