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“Blessed Is the One Whose Bowels Can Move: An Essay in Praise of Lament” in Contemporary Worship

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The CCLI charts may not reflect it, yet one thing many Christian churches discovered as the pandemic raged across the world (and violence at home and abroad) was the need for songs of sacred lament.
Casey Sigmon
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“I’ll Bring You More Than a Song”: Toward a Reassessment of Methodology in the Study of Contemporary Praise and Worship

open access: yesReligions, 2023
In the recent study of Contemporary Praise and Worship (CPW), many studies have focused on musical repertory, including its text, music, and performance, as the foundational text(s) for theoretical analysis.
Jonathan Ottaway
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To Be Seen and Heard: Toward a Child Liberation Theology Framework for Contemporary Praise and Worship Practice

open access: yesReligions
“If there is no space in our faith communities where children can participate in theological work, how can children create a theology that will liberate them?” R.L. Stollar asks in his book, The Kingdom of Children: A Liberation Theology (2023).
Kelsey Kramer McGinnis
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Beyond Fun: The Need for Emotional Balance in Children’s Worship

open access: yesReligions
This paper examines the emotional balance in children’s worship and the need to move beyond the focus on fun. The author argues that while having fun is important, it should not be the main focus of worship.
Daniel Jesse
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Exuberant Praise: A Pentecostal Reading of Psalm 150 [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology, 2022
Enthusiastic praise of God has been a vital characteristic of the Pentecostal movement, and Pentecostals have appealed to Psalm 150 as justification for their extravagant worship.
Lee Roy Martin
doaj   +1 more source

Typology of Line and Form in the Pattern of Bismillah Bird (Case Study of Professor Reza Mafi’s Work) [PDF]

open access: yesنگره, 2022
The application of script in the Islamic art, as in architecture, cloth designing and other applied arts, shows that Farsi script, apart from conveyance of concept, is being used as a decorative and symbolic element, as it has harmonic complexities and ...
Seyed Nezamoddin Emamifar   +1 more
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Over-Generalizing, Under-Promising, and Over-Promising: Singing Sadness and Joy in the Church

open access: yesReligions, 2022
In this article, I examine the emotional content of songs sung in Christian churches. An analysis of the lyrical content of the songs that have been tracked by Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) from 1988 to 2018, shows there is a ...
Daniel Jesse
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The theological logic of the relationship between God, man and the world in the New Testament [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی, 2020
In the divine religions, the logic of God's relationship with man and the world has an influential role in the formulation of the theology of that religion, so that in historical periods, the theological geometry of religions has changed.
martza sanei, yaser Abuzadeh gatabi
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The 'cognitive' and the 'emotive' component in Christian songs: Tracing the shifts in traditional and contemporary songs

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2015
This research article is based on the author s doctoral research into the question of quality criteria for Christian songs. In many Christian congregations today, the question of music is an emotive issue as the service and its music touch the heart of ...
J. Gertrud T�nsing   +2 more
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Praising as bodily practice: the neocharismatic culture of celebration

open access: yesScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2011
Rhythmic body movements and dancing, as well as singing, have been used as a means and inspiration for both individual and communal spiritual experience throughout the history of religions.
Tuija Hovi
doaj   +1 more source

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