I would like to turn our attention for a little while to Roman Catholicism: first up, the claim of authority based on apostolic succession. A central claim of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is that the bishop of Rome (i.e., the pope) is the earthly, authoritative head of Christianity due to an unbroken line ofContinue reading “Roman Catholicism: Apostolic Succession and History”
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Why We Sing A Cappella in Church
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”
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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