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Caregivers find capacity for spirituality lingers: Alzheimer's, dementia patients respond to songs, prayers, religious symbols
An hour before her Aunt Amelia died in September, Gisela Webb stood at her bedside, rubbing her arm and singing "Tantum Ergo." Webb's cousin, ......(Continue Reading) Sacred words, profane music? The Free Monks as a musical phenomenon in contemporary Greek Orthodoxy
The Free Monks (Eleftheroi) are a Greek Orthodox rock band of black-robed monks. Being the first of its kind in Greece, the group has produced popular ......(Continue Reading)Singers focus on religious roots with new CD: 'Church: Songs of Soul & Inspiration' - Denyce Graves - Cover Story
Gospel music has always been an integral part of opera superstar Denyce Graves' life, helping shape her views, outlooks and friendships. And she figured ......(Continue Reading)When words get in the way - Starting Point - religious ministry - Column
The day after he had performed quadruple bypass surgery on my heart, Dr. James Miller said it was his experience that "a lot more than plumbing happens ......(Continue Reading)Beyond the worship wars - traditional versus contemporary songs used during religious services - Column
Congregations should use a combination of traditional and contemporary styles of worship. Traditional hymns have survived because of their appropriateness, ......(Continue Reading)
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