Music & ministry
Subtitle: a biblical counterpoint
By: Calvin M. Johansson.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780913573075
Subjects: Bible -- Theology.; Church music.; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.; Music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Other titles: Music and ministry.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 129-133.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Chapter one : Philosophical perspectives.; title: Philosophical discernment; title: Aestheticism; title: Pragmatism; title: Biblical counterpoint; title: Chapter two : The doctrine of creation.; title: Creation, dependence, and independence; title: The material world and form; title: Creatio continua and the church; title: Creativity; title: Church nurture of creativity; title: Summary : Creative worth and a church imperative; title: Chapter three : The imago Dei.; title: The broad imago Dei; title: The narrow imago Dei; title: Summary : Musical imaging; title: Chapter four : The incarnation.; title: Divine and artistic incarnation; title: Pastoral humility; title: Communication, relevance, and content; title: Summary; title: Chapter five : The gospel and contemporary culture.; title: Music as witness; title: Gospel characteristics; title: Mass culture; title: The church and mass culture; title: Pop music characteristics; title: The church and pop; title: Methodological questions; title: Folk music and jazz; title: Summary : An urgent theological resolve; title: Chapter six : Faith.; title: The wholeness of the Christian church; title: Intellectual and emotional imbalances in church music; title: Faith action and tendency gratification; title: Summary and congregational methodology; title: Chapter seven : Stewardship.; title: Motivations for stewardship; title: Stewardship's scope; title: Doing one's best : principle one; title: Some dangers; title: Growth : principle two; title: Church music education; title: A contrapuntal dynamic; title: Chapter eight : Mystery and awe.; title: Music and ministry; title: Truth and musical composition; title: Beyond the explicitness of words; title: Imparting a sense of mystery; title: Summary; title: Chapter nine : Conclusion.; title: The crucifixion; title: The resurrection; title: A contrapuntal dynamic; title: Application : A working counterpoint