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Sacred Music in Secular Society
Introduction
If music has ever given you "a glimpse of something beyond the horizons of our materialism or our contemporary values" (James MacMillan), then you will find this book essential reading.
About the Book
Sacred Music in Secular Society is a new and challenging work asking why Christian sacred music is now appealing afresh to a wide and varied audience, both religious and secular.
Author and Insights
Jonathan Arnold offers unique insights as a professional singer of sacred music in liturgical and concert settings worldwide, as an ordained Anglican priest and as a senior research fellow. Blending scholarship, theological reflection and interviews with some of the greatest musicians and spiritual leaders of our day, including James MacMillan and Rowan Williams, Arnold suggests that the intrinsically theological and spiritual nature of sacred music remains an immense attraction particularly in secular society.
Theological and Spiritual Significance
Intended by the composer and inspired by religious intentions, this theological and spiritual heart reflects our inherent need to express our humanity and search for the mystical or the transcendent.
Audience and Relevance
Offering a unique examination of the relationship between sacred music and secular society, this book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary spirituality, Christianity, music, worship, faith and society, whether believers or not, including theologians, musicians and sociologists.
