How “Pop” Are the New Worship Songs? Investigating the Levels of Popular Cultural Influence on Contemporary Worship Music

  • Lester Ruth Duke Divinity School
Keywords: Hymns, Hymnology, Hymnody, Praise and Worship, Contemporary, Traditional, Congregational, Language, Worship

Abstract

The author looks at similarities and contrasts between contemporary Christian worship music and both contemporary pop music and traditional hymns. Included in the article are considerations of lyrics and of musical styles.
Published
2015-11-09
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2015)
Section
Articles

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