Contemporary Christian music

When examining the theology of worship and praise, the bible says that communication, scriptural lyrics, and music will help churches evangelize and disciple congregants. These three parts of worship will help unravel the argument against contemporary worship, but need to be based out of scripture in order to do so. Communication between the worshiper and God is an integral part of worship. “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” (John 4:23-24) In this verse, Jesus himself says that God is looking people who will worship him by connecting with him spiritually. God is searching for people who are interested in a relationship,…

Garlock in the importance of congregational singing is, “it solidifies and teaches spiritual truth.” The apostle Paul in Colossians 3:16 confirms this; “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Aligning with this verse, Dr. Garlock presents a quote from Robert Shaw, “The basic premise of music is communication…expressible best by music or possibly even…

While hymns originate before the legalization of Christianity by the Holy Roman Empire, contemporary Christian music is part of a movement created around the peak of Beatlemania. Originally referred to at “Jesus Music”, Christian Rock, Pop, and R&B had expanded into a multimillion-dollar business by the 1980s. This takeover of the music business was not without controversy, with contemporary Christian music being criticized for simple lyrics, repetitious chords, and having disingenuous motives.…

with dance, many other things can be considered as art. The most popular art phenomenon would be painting, followed by things such as music and fashion. The origins of painting date back to pre-historic human times, when cave men still roamed the earth. For them it was a way of communication and storytelling. Throughout the years painting has taken on various different forms, and slowly evolved into what is known today as art. During the renaissance period art, most specifically in the western…

Worship is defined as “The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.” Before this course I always thought it was just the slow songs at church that always came before the sermon, I now understand It to be a way of life. King David was an incredible symbol of worship both in his time and ours, and is particularly significant in how we should view worship. The way that we worship, as Pentecostal Christians as apposed to Anglican Christians is very different as they are very…

people. Postmodernism help started the feminist art movement giving women freedom of expression through art and those who were not able to express themselves in the past. Postmodernism began creating new media genres such as deconstructuralism, Eco-art, mimicry etc to create a statement through humor (Zurbrugg, 1993). I’ve definitely been inspired by contemporary historical works. It has affected me positively by making me consider current events and try working with a whole range of mixed…

Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Pixel Forest occupies three floors of the New Museum of Contemporary Art. It includes work throughout Rist’s entire career, from her earliest videos of the 1980s, which explore the representation of the female body in popular culture, to her more recent extensive video installations, which transform the space into dream-like environments enhanced by mystical music. The exhibition is eccentric and unconventional; visitors of the New Museum are quickly attracted to…

Specifically, this paper will address the I.M. Pei additions through Foster & Partners of the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art mainly from its conception in 1981 to its opening in 2011. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore changes in the Linde Family Wing after its opening in 2011. This paper will cover how the museum was able to expand in order to create this new wing and why the new wing was important for the museum's growing contemporary collection. I will also discuss I.M.…

In Psalm 149:3, the psalmist writes, “Let them praise His name with dancing and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.” This scripture verse encapsulates the overall sentiments of music found in the church and worship throughout history. Music, to both the historical and modern day church, is a vehicle used in worship to praise God and deepen the worship experience through corporate worship. Because of this, music in worship is viewed as a precious experience, a spiritual endeavour, and an…

Since 1993, Miuccia Prada and her husband and business partner, Patrizio Bertelli have owned and managed Fondazione Prada, a nonprofit contemporary arts foundation that supports and exhibits emerging artists (Ryan 2007, 9). As Nicky Ryan notes in her article, ‘Prada and the Art of Patronage,’ Prada has also seated itself within the avant-garde world through numerous collaborations with artists such as Tom Sachs, Andreas Gursky, and architect Rem Koolhaas (Ryan 2007). It therefore would come to…