Author:
Kelman, Ari Y., 1971- author.
ImprintNew York : New York University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxvi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction: Why make music? -- Making worship and music: expression, experience, and education -- Songwriting: writing songs anyone can sing -- Leading worship: making music in congregations -- Selling the spirit: making worship music in the marketplace -- Conclusion: Saved by songs.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"This book shines a new light on how people who make music for worship also make worship from music. Based on interviews with more than 75 songwriters, worship leaders, and music industry executives, Shout to the Lord maps the social dimensions of sacred practice, illuminating how the producers of worship music understand the role of songs as both vehicles for, and practices of, faith and identity. This book accounts for the human qualities of religious experience and the practice of worship, and it makes a compelling case for how sometimes faith comes by hearing." --From publisher's website.
