Sermons That Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching (Dynamics of Christian Worship | DCW)
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Overview
Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don’t interact or inform each other in meaningful ways.
In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, theologian, pastor, and musician Noel A. Snyder considers how the church’s preaching might be helpfully informed by musical theory. Just as a good musical composition employs technical elements like synchrony, repetition, and meter, the same should be said for good preaching that seeks to engage hearts and minds with the good news of Jesus Christ.
By drawing upon music that lifts the soul, preachers might craft sermons that sing.
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- Considers how the church’s preaching might be helpfully informed by musical theory
- Examines the similarities between preaching and music
- Explores how to engage hearts and minds with the good news of Jesus Christ
- Introduction
- The Conversation Between Music and Preaching
- Synchrony and Unity
- Repetition and Patience
- Teleology and Hope
- A Musical Homiletic in Practice
- Title: Sermons that Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching (Dynamics of Christian Worship | DCW)
- Author: Noel A. Snyder
- Series: Dynamics of Christian Worship
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 181
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Preaching; Music and language; Music in churches; Repetition (Rhetoric); Syncopation
- ISBNs: 9780830849345, 9780830849338, 0830849343, 0830849335
- Resource ID: LLS:SRMNSTHTCHWRSHP
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-28T20:52:39Z
Reviews
1 rating
Philip Perrey
3/23/2022
The author attempts to reconcile the schools of homiletics and worship by integrating musical principles into the construction of a sermon. The problem is, it is not done particularly well. Much of the work is inaccessible to the reader without a strong musical education and background. For one who is well versed in homiletics, what can be gleaned can be useful, but the points are made in a much better way by other authors (such as Lowry, who is quoted often). The book is not particularly readable, sounding much more like an academic work than one written for a larger audience. Finally, the author fails to provide much help in accomplishing the stated goal- there is very little practical wisdom given to a preacher who is intrigued by the concept of becoming more musical in sermon writing and delivery. If one is not already musically trained and capable, there is little help to be found here.