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- ISBN 9781788746205
- Weight: 594g
- Dimensions: 150 x 225mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 2019
- Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The relationship between Christian theology and music has been complex since the early days
of the Church. In the twentieth century the secularization of Western culture has led to further
complexity. The search for the soul, following Nietzsche’s declaration of the Death of God has
led to an increasing body of literature in many fields on spirituality. This book is an attempt
to open up a conversation between these related discourses, with contributions reflecting a
range of perspectives within them. It is not the final word on the relationship but expresses a
conviction about their relationship. Collecting together such a variety of approaches allows new
understandings to emerge from their juxtaposition and collation. This book will contribute to
the ongoing debate between theology, spirituality, culture and the arts. It includes contexts with
structured relationships between music and the Church alongside situations where spirituality
and music are explored with sometimes distant echoes of Divinity and ancient theologies
reinterpreted for the contemporary world.
The Rev Dr June Boyce-Tillman MBE is Professor of Applied Music at the University of Winchester
and has published widely on music education, including an edited book on spirituality and
music education. She is an Extra-ordinary Professor at North West University, South Africa, and
an Anglican priest and honorary chaplain to Winchester Cathedral.
Stephen B. Roberts is an academic theologian, Anglican priest and amateur musician based in
Cardiff. He has published in each of these areas and is currently investigating the relationship
between how difference is negotiated in music and religion.
Jane Erricker was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Winchester.
She has published widely in the field of spirituality, including jointly authoring and editing
the books The Education of the Whole Child, Reconstructing Religious and Spiritual and Moral
Education and Contemporary Spiritualities.
