Global Forum on Arts and Christian Faith (E-Journal)
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Liturgy as a Way of Life: Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship (Bruce Ellis Benson)
No full textVernon Charter looks at Bruce Ellis Benson's recent book on arts, improvisation, theology, philosophy, and Christian worship. Charter also suggests other valuable books on the same topic
The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early Christianity (Paul F. Bradshaw and Maxwell E. Johnson)
No full textConstance Cherry looks at a helpful guide to the development of the Christian year.In addition to the standard review of Bradshaw and Johnson's book, we also asked Dr. Cherry to share some personal reflections on her experience getting to know and appreciate the Christian calendar. We're pleased to present the resulting two-part review, and we know you'll enjoy both the review and the personal narrative
Outreach and the Artist: Sharing the Gospel with the Arts (Con Campbell)
No full textChris Gassler looks at the various meanings of the title and subtitle of Con Campbell's recent book, Outreach and the Artist: Sharing the Gospel with the Arts
Art and Soul: Generating Missional Conversations with the Community through the Medium of Art (Michelle Sanders)
No full textKatie Hoogerheide reviews Michelle Sanders's book, Art and Soul, and adds further recommended resources for engaging artists and communities
Christian Congregational Music: Performance, Identity, and Experience (Monique Ingalls, Carolyn Landau, and Thomas Wagner, eds.)
No full textEthnomusicologist Rob Baker looks at three chapters from the edited volume Christian Congregational Music, drawing from his own experiences in contextualized worship in West Africa
How “Pop” Are the New Worship Songs? Investigating the Levels of Popular Cultural Influence on Contemporary Worship Music
No full textThe author looks at similarities and contrasts between contemporary Christian worship music and both contemporary pop music and traditional hymns. Included in the article are considerations of lyrics and of musical styles
Authentic Witness: Showing and Telling Through the Arts at Mercy Ministries
No full textReflections by Bert VanderMark about his experiences with visual arts as ministry with the residents of Mercy Ministries. Includes a selection of artworks created by the students in his workshops at Mercy, with explanations written by the artists
Worship from the Nations: A Response to Scott Aniol
No full textGlenn Stallsmith responds to Scott Aniol's report on the ethnodoxology movement, which was originally published in Artistic Theologian (Vol. 3, 2015). Stallsmith fills in some of the history of ethnodoxology, connecting the development of ethnodoxology to the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Contemporary Christian Music movement. He then suggests different interpretations of the biblical passages Aniol cited in his original article. Taken together, these two articles by Aniol and Stallsmith provide an excellent overview of the development of ethnodoxology, as well as challenges for the future
Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works (James K. A. Smith)
No full textMatt Menger reviews the second volume of James K. A. Smith's trilogy about worship and the church: Imagining the Kingdom (2013)
