CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY

Kingsley Ekele Eze

Abstract


Across time and geography, people have known the power of music for evoking God and
acquiring spiritual insight. Whether arising as a text less chant by a single voice or a
percussive auditory event for ritual dance, music in its various modes is a virtually
ubiquitous companion to spiritual practices and commitments. Not only a constant
accompaniment to one's spiritual trek, musical compositions from the great oratorios of
Handel to the soundtrack to the Christian calendars, rituals, occasions and worship also
serve as powerful metaphors and inspirations for music and its vitality in spirituality


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