The second edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music provides an updated, state-of-the-art analys......more

Is contemporary Black British gospel music a coloniality? What theological message is really conveyed in these songs? In......more

Available for the first time in English translation, this collection of songs is a powerful memorial to the victims of t......more

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Great Sacred Music, a free lunchtime concert of church music for choirs and congregations, is a regular feature of the l......more

The book Youth, Identity, and Re-Fashioning of Popular Music in Israel. 1950s-1980s aims to refresh the understanding of......more

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Cadence is a comprehensive examination of how formal units in European art music of the tonal era achieve closure. The b......more

"More popular than Jesus." Despite the uproar it caused in America in 1966, John Lennon’s famous assessment of the Beatl......more

"More popular than Jesus." Despite the uproar it caused in America in 1966, John Lennon’s famous assessment of the Beatl......more

When Gilya Gerda Schmidt met him in 1986, Cantor Heiser had spent forty-six of his eighty-one years as a US citizen and ......more

The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing embraces an open-ended interpretation of socio-musical practices that can be de......more

A new edition of the comprehensive resource linking hymns and anthems to lectionary readings. The final volume in a thre......more

We tend to remember hymns one at a time. They color our lives, transmit our theology, and form our faith. We forget that......more

In this inspiring guide to the power of faithful resilience, Tasha Cobbs Leonard--Grammy Award winner and Billboard’s Go......more

On a Mission to Preserve Our Worship of the Divine Sacred Music and Liturgy After Vatican II recounts the important role......more

On a Mission to Preserve Our Worship of the Divine Sacred Music and Liturgy After Vatican II recounts the important role......more

This book summarizes a decade of research on its topic, while each specific perspective either formed in advance, or aro......more

The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation, and Sovereignty explores the history and meaning of the nobat, a cou......more

"The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in Ame......more

A renowned musician in his 85th year explores the nature of wisdom, how we learn to recognize it, and how we pass it for......more

"From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to ca......more

Singing the Land: Hebrew Music and Early Zionism in America examines the proliferation and use of popular Hebrew Zionist......more

This book reconceives theology as a musical endeavour in critical tension with language, space and silence....more

Indigenous peoples of Brazil have come to faith in Christ in large numbers in recent decades. As Christianity takes root......more

Indigenous peoples of Brazil have come to faith in Christ in large numbers in recent decades. As Christianity takes root......more

Hymns and Race examines how the hymn, historically and today, has reinforced, negotiated, and resisted constructions of ......more

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more

Joshua Myers’s Holy Ghost Key celebrates the essential role of African music in the continuity and sustenance of African......more

The second volume of the catalog consists of two parts preceded by an extensive Introduction. The first part covers main......more

This study uncovers the musical foundations and performance suggestions of books of hours, guides to prayer that were th......more

This book develops an innovative approach for understanding the relationship between music and words in the works of fiv......more

Since the transformative 1960s, concert masses have incorporated a range of political and religious views that mirror th......more

Sonic Ruins of Modernity shows how social, cultural and cognitive phenomena interact in the making and distribution of f......more

Nowadays the inclusion of hymns, chants and sequences in Eucharistic worship is a well-established and much-loved featur......more

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Illuminates how voice, faith, and hearing become intertwined with technologies of sound reproduction and mobility amid t......more

This book critically addresses the conventional practices of studies on music, while taking readers through various glob......more

Many churchgoers will recognize the name William Bradbury, a nineteenth-century American composer of popular hymns still......more

Many churchgoers will recognize the name William Bradbury, a nineteenth-century American composer of popular hymns still......more

Nancy L. Graham unveils the extraordinary life of the churchman and musician, Erik Routley, the most significant hymnolo......more

Michael Joncas’s new Simple Psalter synthesizes elements of previous styles of psalm-singing into a new pattern of engag......more

The Holy Spirit inspired this Praise and Worship Songbook through the members of Shiloh Vessels. The scope was to select......more

An Eternal Pitch examines the homiletic life and afterlife of Bishop G. E. Patterson, the dynamic spiritual leader of th......more

An Eternal Pitch examines the homiletic life and afterlife of Bishop G. E. Patterson, the dynamic spiritual leader of th......more

Twenty-first-century monastic communities represent unique social environments in which music plays an integral part. Th......more

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience? In the 1930s, co......more

Immerse yourself in the divine sounds of "The Ultimate Hymn Collection," a masterful anthology of classic Christian hymn......more

The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus is a critical account of the history of Andalusian music in Iberia from the Islamic c......more

Since its first performance in 1724, J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion has captured the spiritual and musical attention of au......more

Is contemporary Black British gospel music a coloniality? What theological message is really conveyed in these songs? In......more

Polish Jewish Culture beyond the Capital: Centering the Periphery is a path-breaking exploration of the diversity and vi......more

How does musical harmony engage listeners in relations of desire? Where does this desire come from? Author Kenneth Smith......more

People hear and enjoy music but seldom consider how great a gift it is. God made human minds and bodies able to respond ......more

People hear and enjoy music but seldom consider how great a gift it is. God made human minds and bodies able to respond ......more

This book focuses on the compilation of the different practices of Eastern Orthodox Chant, looking at the subject throug......more

As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a ......more

As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a ......more

Around 2008 and onward, during my time attending Unity Church in Marathon, Florida Keys, alongside my partner Carolyn, I......more

This six-book set, is to date the most comprehensive annotated anthology of the authentic musical liturgy of the Eastern......more

One of America’s great rock and roll pioneers, Richie Furay played alongside Neil Young and Stephen Stills in Buffalo Sp......more

The Christian Hymnal is a comprehensive collection of hymns and sacred songs suitable for use in a variety of settings, ......more

The Christian Hymnal is a comprehensive collection of hymns and sacred songs suitable for use in a variety of settings, ......more

Originally published in the mid-19th century, The Christian Songster is a classic collection of hymns and spiritual song......more

A collection of hymns and sacred music for use in Sunday schools, churches, and the home. With its inspiring and uplifti......more

This collection of hymns and spiritual songs is a classic of Christian music. Originally published in 1790, the book inc......more

An exploration of the role of sacred music in religious life around the world. Beattie draws on examples from Christiani......more

First published in 1903, this groundbreaking work offers a unique perspective on the history of Christian hymnody by foc......more

This comprehensive look at the history of church music in America offers insights into the ways music has been used to e......more

In this fascinating work, composer Lazare Saminsky explores the ways in which Jewish music has evolved through the centu......more

The Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 was one of the most significant religious movements of the 20th century. In this book, R.......more

Richard Baxter’s classic work presents a compelling vision of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God ......more

This inspiring selection of hymns brings together the works of some of the greatest religious poets of all time. Featuri......more