101 More Hymn Stories

101 More Hymn Stories
Author: Kenneth W. Osbeck
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1985
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780825434204

(Foreword by Cliff Barrows) More inspiring stories behind the hymns of past and contemporary favorites.

The Prayers of Kierkegaard

The Prayers of Kierkegaard
Author: Soren Kierkegaard
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1956
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780226470573

Soren Kierkegaard's influence has been felt in many areas of human thought from theology to psychology. Nearly 100 of his prayers are gathered here, illuminating his own life of prayer and speaking to the concerns of Christians today.

Daddy Sang Lead

Daddy Sang Lead
Author: Stanley Heard Brobston
Publisher: Vantage Press, Inc
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780533153534

Dr. Stanley Heard Brobston's book traces the history of the white gospel genre from the Bible to the American bicentennial. Brobston's book may represent the first known study of gospel music using an objective method for selecting the representation of performers and music to be examined.

Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music

Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music
Author: W. K. McNeil
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1135377006

The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is the first comprehensive reference to cover this important American musical form. Coverage includes all aspects of both African-American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends.

Old Time Gospel Songbook

Old Time Gospel Songbook
Author: Wayne Erbsen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2017-10-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610650328

Southern gospel classics that will warm your heart, fill your soul, and even get your toes to tapping. Most of these religious songs come from American soil, but the imagery of the poetry, and some of the twists and turns of the melodies have been borrowed from unknown songwriters in ancient times and foreign lands. The book includes a historical survey of the roots of gospel music--shape-note hymns, religious folk songs, camp meeting spirituals, and sentimental religious songs. All songs are in melody form with lyrics and guitar chords.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music
Author: Don Cusic
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2009-11-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0313344264

The first comprehensive overview of contemporary inspirational music, covering its historical roots and dramatic growth into one of America's most vital music genres. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music that is far more popular than nonfans may realize. It fills a major gap in the literature on American music and Christian culture, looking at this increasingly popular genre in the context of the overall history of religious music in the United States. With over 200 entries, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music covers important performers and industry figures, songs and albums, concerts and festivals, the rise of Christian radio and television, and other issues related to the growth of inspirational music. Scholars and fans alike will find a wealth of revealing information and insightful coverage illustrating the influence of gospel on modern American music with musicians such as Elvis, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and U2.The work also examines the use of fundamental rock, pop, and rap music templates in the service of songs of faith.

Music and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Music and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Author: Martin Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1317092260

The interrelationship of music and theology is a burgeoning area of scholarship in which conceptual issues have been explored by musicologists and theologians including Jeremy Begbie, Quentin Faulkner and Jon Michael Spencer. Their important work has opened up opportunities for focussed, critical studies of the ways in which music and theology can be seen to interact in specific repertoires, genres, and institutions as well as the work of particular composers, religious leaders and scholars. This collection of essays explores such areas in relation to the religious, musical and social history of nineteenth-century Britain. The book does not simply present a history of sacred music of the period, but examines the role of music in the diverse religious life of a century that encompassed the Oxford Movement, Catholic Emancipation, religious revivals involving many different denominations, the production of several landmark hymnals and greater legal recognition for religions other than Christianity. The book therefore provides a valuable guide to the music of this complex historical period.