Title: Music, theology, and worship : selected writings,1841-1896 /
Authors: Friedmann, Jonathan L., 1980-
Publisher: McFarland,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Music Religious aspects Christianity
Abstract: "This book offers a representative collection of insightful essays about devotional music from nineteenth-century scholars and practitioners. Addressing the social and theological import of church music, this text also explores the divine quality of the human voice, the spiritual efficacy of congregational singing, and a host of topics pertinent to church life"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction : Psalm 150 and the theology of sound -- Music and theology. Religion and music (1893) / Waldo S. Pratt ; A sermon on music (1863) / Charles Kingsley ; Religious music (1881) / Horace Bushnell ; Specific claims of devotional music (1853) / Thomas Hastings ; Music as an auxiliary to religion (1841) / Joseph Bartlett ; Music as a language of religion (1886) / James Vila Blake ; The natural theology of music (1883) / Henry H. Higgins ; The music of the Psalms (1894) / J.F. Rowbotham -- Music and Worship. Music and worship (1879) / E.N. Potter ; Hints concerning church music, the liturgy, and related subjects (1857) / James M. Hewins ; The Bible authority for church music (1875) / Wilbur Fisk Crafts ; The evolution of church music (1896) / F. Landon Humphreys ; The art of Gregorian music (1896) / Dom André Mocquereau / Thoughts on congregational singing (1842) / William Jones ; Congregational singing (1868) / Reuben T. Robinson ; Hymns and hymn-tunes (1894) / Richard Blackburne Daniel.