|
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) Home is where the music is
When my twin daughters were in the first grade I would escort them every other Wednesday to their Brownie meetings at the new local elementary school....(Continue Reading)Essays in honor of Eugene L. Brand and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lutheran Book of Worship
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is making preparations for a new service book and hymnal, it seems appropriate to take stock of what was ......(Continue Reading)What makes music Christian?
OUR ANNUAL CCM SECTION Our Music & Media columnist takes a crack at redefining Christian music. Don't miss group's 2000-2001 Contemporary Christian Music Poster, enclosed with this issue.1 Christi...(Continue Reading)Strange but true
When I was first called into youth ministry, I worked at a small church in Texas with only two junior high kids in the whole congregation. As I began to build up the youth group by reaching out to un...(Continue Reading)
|
