A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church

by Calvin R. Stapert

Book Overview

Even as worship wars in the church and music controversies in society at large continue to rage, many people do not realize that conflict over music goes back to the earliest Christians as they sought to live out the "new song" of their faith. In A New Song for an Old World Calvin Stapert challenges contemporary Christians to learn from the wisdom of the early church in the area of music.

Stapert draws parallels between the pagan cultures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802832199
• ISBN13: 9780802832191
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"