by Nathan Myrick | Feb 5, 2020 | Opinion
Music means according to how it feels. I closed the last iteration of this series by pointing out that musical meaning is often constructed around – and uses the material of – its emotional content or ability to invoke or evoke emotion. So how exactly does music...
by Nathan Myrick | Nov 7, 2019 | Opinion
Music in worship is ethical when it preserves people in, or restores them to, just relationships with others and thereby with God. That was the central claim I made in the last installment of this series. In this and the next few installments, I will be unpacking that...
by Nathan Myrick | Sep 25, 2019 | Opinion
Music matters in worship. Music is powerful. Music affects us. Stirs our emotions. Helps us make sense of our lives. Connects us to others. Soothes us. Music also annoys us. Distracts us. Unsettles us. Allures us. Alienates us. Deceives us. Music violates our...
