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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan L. Friedmann is a professor of Jewish music history at the Academy for Jewish Religion California, extraordinary professor of theology at North-West University (NWU), South Africa, and a research fellow at NWU in musical arts in South Africa: resources and applications. He is the author, editor, or compiler of 19 books on music and religion. Visit his website at jonathanfriedmann.com. Klappentext 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. Those interested in the relationship of music and religion will find value in the descriptions, opinions, and analyses. Zusammenfassung This 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! it also explores the divine quality of the human voice! the spiritual efficacy of congregational singing! and a host of topics pertinent to church life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Psalm 150 and the Theology of SoundPart I: Music and Theology¿1.¿Religion and Music (1893) ¿(Waldo S. Pratt)¿2.¿A Sermon on Music (1863) (Charles Kingsley)¿3.¿Religious Music (1881) (Horace Bushnell)¿4.¿Speci¿c Claims of Devotional Music (1853) (Thomas Hastings)¿5.¿Music as an Auxiliary to Religion (1841) (Joseph Bartlett)¿6.¿Music as a Language of Religion (1886) (James Vila Blake)¿7.¿The Natural Theology of Music (1883) (Henry H. Higgins)¿8.¿The Music of the Psalms (1894) (John Frederick Rowbotham) Part II: Music and Worship¿9.¿Music and Worship (1879) (E.N. Potter)10.¿Hints Concerning Church Music, the Liturgy, and Kindred Subjects (1857) (James M. Hewins)11.¿The Bible Authority for Church Music (1875) (Wilbur Fisk) Crafts12.¿The Evolution of Church Music (1896) (F. Landon Humphreys)13.¿The Art of Gregorian Music (1896) (Dom André Mocquereau)14.¿Thoughts on Congregational Singing (1842) (William Jones)15.¿Congregational Singing (1868) (Reuben T. Robinson)16.¿Hymns and Hymn-Tunes (1894) (Richard Blackburne) DanielBibliographyIndex...
