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Five hundred years after Martin Luther and a colleague published their first hymnal, Princeton Theological Seminary Professor Emeritus Paul Rorem has written a book that provides what his publisher ...

Not long ago a radio speaker declared that a good Bible hour is better than a dozen sermons. One may be justified in saying also that a good evangelical hymn is better than much of the preaching one ...

Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

Pope Benedict lauded the design of Barcelona's newly dedicated minor basilica in bringing the Gospel to everyone, especially the poor. Just after Mass at the newly dedicated Minor Basilica of the ...

Fanny Jane Crosby was a famous hymn singer and writer in the 1800s. Even though she was blind, she used her voice to share her strong faith through music. She became known for singing powerful ...

Brian McLaren, the liberal “emergent” evangelical activist, re-emerged last week to announce that he is rewriting the hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” The hymn is too warlike, he writes, as is much ...

%27In Christ Alone%27 a favorite new hymn with youth Gettys write songs as lasting testament They want their music to connect with souls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most songwriters in Nashville want to get ...

In a class on ministry, Will Willimon often referred to “the great theologian of our age”—meaning Bob Dylan, whose poetic expression of antiwar convictions helped Willimon articulate a Christian ...

How Great Thou Art has been named the nation's favourite hymn, in a poll by BBC ONE's Songs of Praise. Tens of thousands of viewers voted for their favourite hymn and the top ten can be heard in a ...