CCM and Church Music (with John Ahern)
April 19, 2022
Alastair Roberts
John Ahern joins me to explore questions related to church music and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM).
The following are a selection of John's articles, if you would like to read more:
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2020/04/contrapuntal-order
https://theopolisinstitute.com/theses-on-church-music-and-economics/
https://theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/secularity-and-the-problem-of-church-music/
https://theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/moving-past-musical-dystopia/
I also reference Adam Neely's video on CCM, in which he discusses it in terms of the concept of 'musicking':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACUz4WVWwk&ab_channel=AdamNeely
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