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Hymn-collecting among the Dida Harrists
No full textKrabill recounts his experiences working with a Dida Harrist community in Côte d’Ivoire, leading to a hymn documentation project from the 1980s to the present
Indigenized Christian worship in India: some considerations
No full textSome considerations on the possibilities for indigenization of Christian worship in India
For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts (W. David O. Taylor)
No full textA review of several chapters in David Taylor's edited volume, For the Beauty of the Church
Aboriginal Australian Pentecostals taking the initiative in Mount Druitt’s urban songlines
No full textThis article outlines identity negotiation observed within the musical performance of Initiative Church, an indigenous-led urban Pentecostal church located in the suburb of Mount Druitt, Sydney Australia, which performs under the name ‘Mount Druitt Indigenous Choir’. The group’s engagement with its various ‘others’ is evident in performance. In particular, music facilitates a nuanced conversation between elders of the Dharug nation, local dominant-culture Pentecostal congregations, Australian mega-churches such as Hillsong, and North American Pentecostal music distributors such as Bethel Church in Redding, California. Pentecostalism provides the possibility for negotiating these global and local influences, while constructing a revised group identity in music
Psalms and Sufis: biblical psalms in an Islamic context (a case study in Pakistan)
No full textSarwar relates his experiences leading a Christian music group to a performance opportunity at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan. The Psalms were the key to this interaction between Christians and Sufis
Worship and Mission for the Global Church: An Ethnodoxology Handbook (James R. Krabill, general editor); and Creating Local Arts Together: A Manual to Help Communities Reach Their Kingdom Goals (Brian Schrag)
No full textIn this review, Rob Hodges looks at the feast of ethnodoxology resources and assistance offered by the recent 2-volume set published by William Carey
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (James K. A. Smith)
No full textA look at James K. A. Smith's 2009 book, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
Music in Kenyan Christianity (Jean Ngoya Kidula); and Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology (Zoe C. Sherinian)
No full textJonathan Dueck reviews two new books: Music in Kenyan Christianity: Logooli Religious Song, by Jean Ngoya Kidula; and Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology, by Zoe C. Sherinian
“But is it any good?” The role of criticism in Christian song composition and performance
No full textA challenge to more valuable criticism of new Christian song, including a method for analysis