Worship across the racial divide : religious music and the multiracial congregation / Gerardo Marti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marti, Gerardo, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Religious aspects.

Music.

Music and race.

Multiculturalism--Religious aspects.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences partici

Contents:

Introduction: the dream of diversity and the dilemma of music

Popular beliefs about worship in multiracial churches

African Americans as the icon of "true worship"

Worship experience and music selection in multiracial churches

The naive experience of worship in multiracial churches

The challenge of leading multiracial worship

Variety and intentionality in the design of multiracial worship

"Have you seen our gospel choir?": conspicuous color in multiracial worship

Interracial community through multiracial worship practices

Conclusion: mystical worship and the reality of practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 5, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-085994-6

0-19-991216-5

0-19-992096-6

9786613428011

1-283-42801-6

OCLC:

772844647