Congregational Music, Conflict and Community

This book is the first study of the music of the contemporary "worship wars" to be based on long-term in-person observation and interviews. It tells the story of the musical lives of three Canadian Mennonite congregations at the height of these conflicts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At their core, the book argues, worship wars are not fought

List of contents

1 Introduction

2 A Mennonite Performance of Community and Conflict

3 Making Music Traditional: Choirs and Hymnody at First Mennonite Church

4 Connecting with the Culture: Worship Music at River West Christian Church

5 Making Space for Worship: The Blended Service at Holyrood Mennonite Church

6 Genres, Identities and Individuals

7 Departures, Returns and Invitations

About the author

Jonathan Dueck is an Assistant Professor of Writing at the George Washington University. He previously held positions at Duke University, the University of Maryland and the University of Alberta. His PhD in music (ethnomusicology) is from the University of Alberta, where he worked with Regula Qureshi. His musical research explores musical practice, identity and conflict in affinity groups - especially North American religious groups (particularly Mennonites) examined in a global frame and sports fan groups. Together with Suzel Reily, he is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities (2016). He has published articles exploring Christian and Mennonite music in Ethnomusicology, the Journal of American Folklore, Popular Music and Society and a number of additional journals and edited collections.

Summary

This book is the first study of the music of the contemporary "worship wars" to be based on long-term in-person observation and interviews. It tells the story of the musical lives of three Canadian Mennonite congregations at the height of these conflicts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At their core, the book argues, worship wars are not fought

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Dueck, Dueck Jonathan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881597
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88159-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Congregational Music Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Canada, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Christianity, Social and cultural anthropology, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches