ReligionsThis article draws upon doctoral case study data from two Protestant Christian churches to examine how contemporary worship music-making practices can reinforce and solidify the musical tastes, dispositions, and tendencies of particular demographics ...
Laura Benjamins
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Venezuelan Evangelical Digital Diaspora, Pandemics, and the Connective Power of Contemporary Worship Music [PDF]
Religions, 2022 During 2020–2021, the COVID-19 pandemics exacerbated the use of digital communication tools for the general population as well as for migrant and diasporic communities.
Fernando Adolfo Mora +1 more
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Fun, Trendy, Upbeat: Musical Tastes, Social Conditioning, and Contemporary Worship Music for Kids
ReligionsThis article examines the correlation between “trendy” musical features and contemporary worship songs for kids. We engage in music video analysis, comparing three songs from a range of contemporary worship children’s ministries to critically examine the
Laura Benjamins, Anneli Loepp Thiessen
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“Blessed Is the One Whose Bowels Can Move: An Essay in Praise of Lament” in Contemporary Worship
Religions, 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 T. Sigmon
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Musicking as Liturgical Speech Acts: An Examination of Contemporary Worship Music Practices [PDF]
Studia Liturgica, 2021 This article examines the genre of Contemporary Worship Music (CWM) within worship contexts in terms of its formative and purposeful nature. In CWM settings, the worship leader plays a particular role in the selection and facilitation of CWM repertoire to be led by praise bands.
Laura Benjamins
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The role of music and musicians in current English parish church worship : the attitudes of clergy and organists. [PDF]
, 1990 One of the many issues currently confronting the Church of England is the role of music in worship. It is not a new debate, but has been brought into sharper focus in recent years in the wake of liturgical change.
Rees, Robin Lodowick Douglas
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship
Theological Librarianship, 2010 Joy Schroeder
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, 2020 For solo cello, duration approx. 7 minutes. This work is dedicated to Rohan de Saram, who premiered it on 28 April 2016 at the Italian Cultural Institute, London.
Scarlato, D.
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A Typology of Ad-Libbing: Performing Authenticity in Contemporary Worship
Religions, 2023 Since 2010, the contemporary worship scene has changed. New prominent church bands have emerged and streaming services have made worship music more accessible.
Shannan K. Baker
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The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence. [PDF]
Brain BehavSystematic synthesis of 105 neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies demonstrates that religious and spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer, chanting, worship, and mystical experiences, produce practice‐specific neuroplastic changes in brain networks governing attention, self‐referential processing, emotion regulation, connectivity ...
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