Music, theology, and space: listening as a way of seeking God
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Date
2017
Authors
England, F.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
Music, it will be claimed, intones the meaning of being human. In the Christian
tradition, music is central to liturgy and worship. From its roots in the New Testament,
through its approval or prohibition by the Church Fathers, to the Puritan purges,
the Classical liturgical commissions, and the revivalist celebrations, sacred music
continues to be a means of negotiating the relationship between human selves
and the sacred. The theological importance of music has been examined most
recently with respect to time, but the theological promise of the spatial dimension
of music either has been ignored or rejected. Accompanied by the Augustine of the
Confessions, this article asks whether “the space of music” offers a way of seeking
to know who one is and who God is.
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Music, Space, Time, Cadence, Self-knowing, Memory
Citation
England, F. (2017). Music, theology, and space: listening as a way of seeking God. Acta Theologica, 37(1), 18-40.