Over the past several weeks, a brief history of the use (or non-use) of instruments in the Church’s worship has been sketched. The main point I wished to drive home was that, while a cappella worship is strange in our culture today, it is absolutely not strange when the entire breadth of Christian history isContinue reading “Why We Sing A Cappella in Church”
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A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 2
Last week we pointed out how a cappella music in worship, far from being an oddity, was the norm throughout the early Church. This week, we’ll pick up with the Protestant Reformation and consider some subsequent developments. One trend that is seen especially during this time period is the connection between Church reform and theContinue reading “A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 2”
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