Sacred music in secular society / by Jonathan Arnold.

Sacred Music in Secular Society is a new and challenging work asking why Christian sacred music is now appealing afresh to a wide and varied audience, both religious and secular. Blending scholarship, theological reflection and interviews with some of the greatest musicians and spiritual leaders of...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Arnold, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington [Vermont] : Ashgate, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The practice of sacred music. Composers : midwives of faith ; The performers I : within the context of religious worship ; The performers II : outside the context of religious worship
  • Part 2. The reception of sacred music ; Who is listening? ; Sacred music : culture and society ; What is the future of sacred music?