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The Sovereign Grace/Getty Music Question
Written on 1 Jun, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Hymnody, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 4,732 times and users have made 23 comments so far
Just about everywhere I go, I am asked for my thoughts and opinions about using songs produced by Sovereign Grace Ministries, Stuart Townend, and/or Keith and Kristyn Getty. (Songs written by these writers are often closely associated, in large part... (Continue reading)
“Some musical forms which may be good for secular music are inappropriate for sacred music.”
Written on 6 Apr, 2009 at 18:52 in News & Reviews | viewed 90 times and users have made 0 comments so far
David Kjos articulates his “musical double standard.” ... (Continue reading)
A Musical Analysis of John Dykes’ “Holy, Holy, Holy” (NICAEA) by Timothy Shafer
Written on 20 Jun, 2008 at 12:00 in News & Reviews | viewed 3,484 times and users have made 18 comments so far
Introduction There are many great hymns in the 1,100 year history of notated music in the Christian church, but surely Holy, Holy, Holy! has to be regarded as one of the finest. True theology, articulated in good poetry, set to... (Continue reading)
Example of Intelligent Discussion of the Music Issue
Written on 15 May, 2008 at 11:02 in News & Reviews | viewed 324 times and users have made 0 comments so far
If you want to read an great example of intelligent discussion of musical communication by two experts in the field, Dan Forrest and Timothy Shafer, read the comment thread here. ... (Continue reading)
A Musical Analysis of Scott Roley’s “And Can It Be?” by Timothy Shafer
Written on 8 May, 2008 at 21:25 in News & Reviews | viewed 2,025 times and users have made 75 comments so far
Dr. Timothy Shafer is a professor of music at Penn State University. In recent years, in response to criticism of CCM based on shallow lyrics, some CCM songwriters have begun to assign the doctrinally dense and theologically astute words of great... (Continue reading)
