Inclusive yet discerning : navigating worship artfully /
Frank Burch Brown.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2009.
- xviii, 155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series .
- Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Navigating worship artfully: finding a compass -- Enjoyment and discernment in the music of worship -- Singing together (with all creation): dilemmas and delights -- Is good art good for Christian worship? -- Christian music: more than just the words -- Religious music and secular music: a Calvinist perspective, re-formed -- On not giving short shrift to the arts in liturgy: the testimony of Pope Benedict XVI (Cardinal Ratzinger) -- On being beautiful and religious at the same time: reviving Plotinus.
Brown combines an abiding admiration of classical idioms with an appreciation of new possibilities for the arts in worship. Interacting with a wide range of religious thinkers and leaders -- from Augustine and John Calvin to Rick Warren, Marcus Borg, and the Pope -- he addresses questions concerning "good" art and "good" music for worship. --from publisher description