God in Sound and Silence: Music as Theology

God in Sound and Silence: Music as Theology
ISBN-10
1532641516
ISBN-13
9781532641510
Category
Religion
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2018-06-22
Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Author
Danielle Anne Lynch

Description

Music, by its indeterminate levels of meaning, poses a necessary challenge to a theology bound up in words. Its distinctive nature as temporal and embodied allows a unique point of access to theological understanding. Yet music does not exist in a cultural vacuum, conveying universal truths, but is a part of the complex nature of human lives. This understanding of music as theology stems from a conviction that music is a theological means of knowing: knowing something indeterminate, yet meaningful. This is an exploration of the means by which music might say something otherwise unsayable, and in doing so, allow for an encounter with the mystery of God.

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