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Sacrifice of praise: emotion and collective participation in an African-American worship service
This paper draws on interviews and participant observation in an AME congregation to document the normative system of emotions and behaviors that make up an "emotional" worship service. First I discus...(Continue Reading) What about Mary? Protestants and Marian devotion
The name of the Theotokos expresses the whole mystery of God's saving dispensation.--St. John of Damascus (655-750) In the doctrine and worship of ......(Continue Reading)The Song Remains in the Game
Forget "Who Let the Dogs Out?" and the "Super Bowl Shuffle," nowhere is the marriage of sport and song stronger than in the English stands and terraces ......(Continue Reading)In unison - traditional versus contemporary Christian music
JOAN CHITTISTER says that singing is what makes her Benedictine community a community. The singing of the group effects the unity that it represents....(Continue Reading)Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
Music license programs help congregations explore and expand Music holds a significant place in our lives. Through music we commemorate events. We consecrate ......(Continue Reading)
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