Music Through the Eyes of Faith

Name: Music Through the Eyes of Faith
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ISBN: 9780060608620

ISBN-10: 0060608625

ISBN-13: 9780060608620

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Authors: Harold Best

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"Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents of God's grace. They make music graciously, whatever its kind or style, as ambassadors of Christ, showing love, humility, servanthood, meekness, victory, and good example . . . Music is freely made, by faith, as an act of worship, in direct response to the overflowing grace of God in Christ Jesus." Co-sponsored by the Christian College Coalition, this thought-provoking study of music-as-worship leads both students and experienced musicians to a better understanding of the connections between music making and Christian faith. "Christian music makers have to risk new ways of praising God. Their faith must convince them that…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/14/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.59" wide x 7.76" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Harold M. Best (DSM, Union Theological Seminary) is emeritus dean/professor of music of the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



God's Creation, Human Creativity, and Music Making



What Does Music Mean?



Musical Pluralism and Diversity



The Aesthetics of Musical Pluralism



Personal Excellence, Success, and Competition



General Issues in Musical Quality



The Nature of Worship, Faith, Grace, and Music Making



The World of Christian Popular Music



The Practice of Church Music (I): Music and the Worshiping Church



The Practice of Church Music (II): Music and the Witnessing Church


Bibliography


Index