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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: April StacePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9781498542173ISBN 10: 1498542174 Pages: 132 Publication Date: 13 June 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: The Highway to Hell: Orientations in Ethnomusicology, Liturgical Studies, and Religious Studies Chapter Two: Falling Slowly: The Context for Popular Music in Worship Services Chapter Three: Blurred Lines: How We Define Sacred and Secular Chapter Four: Roar: The Power of Music In and Against the Culture Chapter Five: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: The Deficits of Sacred Music Chapter Six: Hallelujah: Popular-Secular Music as a Language of Lament ConclusionReviewsSince the 1960s, relevance, intelligibility, and accessibility have been highly esteemed values within new styles of Protestant worship. Stace's book provides an indispensable study of one intriguing expression of those values: the use of popular-secular music within Christian worship. Stace uses Highway to Hell to provide a pathway to knowledge. -- Lester Ruth, Duke Divinity School Liturgical scholars, seminary students, clergy and ethnographers focused on Christian worship should engage with Stace's thoughtful work. For worship educators, her research could provide helpful case studies for use in seminaries and bible schools. In addition, many of the questions emerging from this study regarding culture and Christian identity would be beneficial discussion starters for pastors and worship leaders. Overall, Stace presents an accessible ethnographic work that brings clarity to a controversial, yet important topic. * Evangelical Quarterly * Since the 1960s, relevance, intelligibility, and accessibility have been highly esteemed values within new styles of Protestant worship. Stace's book provides an indispensable study of one intriguing expression of those values: the use of popular-secular music within Christian worship. Stace uses Highway to Hell to provide a pathway to knowledge. -- Lester Ruth, Duke Divinity School Unafraid of controversial subject matter, Stace dives in head first, calling things like she sees them. Whether you agree with her conclusions or not, you will admit that you have been in conversation with a seasoned scholar. -- Rev. Dr. William Bradley Roberts, Virginia Theological Seminary, Consultant in the Center for Liturgy and Music Stace mixes a narrow research question-why are church leaders choosing to use popular-secular music in worship?-with an ethnographic study of leaders of eight churches to produce a fascinating and nuanced study of the current permeability of boundaries between sacred/secular, religious/spiritual, church/culture, and individual/church. This book is full of insights into the contemporary worship and religious/spiritual landscape of the United States today. -- Rev. Dr. Robin Knowles Wallace, Methodist Theological School Author InformationApril Stace is affiliate professor at General Theological Seminary. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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