Message in the Music Studying Contemporary Praise and Worship

Name: Message in the Music Studying Contemporary Praise and Worship
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ISBN: 9780687645640

ISBN-10: 0687645646

ISBN-13: 9780687645640

Edition: 2007

Authors: Brian Walrath, Robert Woods, Richard J. Mouw, Robert Woods, Richard J. Mouw

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The definitive guide to the meaning of today's most popular praise and worship songs. Few things influence Christians' understanding of the faith more than the songs they sing in worship. The explosion of praise and worship music in the lastfifteen years has profoundly affected our experience of God. So what are those songs telling us about who God is? In what ways have they made us more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ? In what ways have they failed to embody the full message of the gospel? Working with the lists of the most frequently sung praise and worship songs from recent years, the authors of this book offer an objectivebut supportive assessment of the meaning and contribution of…

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List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 10/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword


Contributors


Acknowledgments


Introduction




How Great is Our God: The Trinity in Contemporary Christian Worship Music




I Could Sing of Your Love Forever: American Romance in Contemporary Worship Music




I'm Desperate for You: Male Perception of Romantic Lyrics in Contemporary Worship Music




Let the Weak Say I am Strong: Contemporary Worship Music and God's Concern for Righteousness and Social Justice




Trading My Sorrows: Worshiping God in the Darkness-The Expression of Pain and Suffering in Contemporary Worship Music




We Have Come Into His House: Kerygma, Koinonia, Leitourgia-Contemporary Worship Music That Models the Purpose of the Church




The Heart of Worship: The Leitourgic Mode and Christian Sanctification in Contemporary Worship Music




Praise the Name of Jesus: Are All Praise and Worship Songs for the Congregation?




When the Music Fades: The Artistic Worth of Worship Song Melodies




When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: The Musical Styles of the Top 77 Songs-A Historical-critical Analysis



Conclusion: Discipleship and the Future of Contemporary Worship Music: Possible Directions for Scholarship, Songwriting, and Public Worship



Notes


Song Index


Key Word and Subject Index