I don’t care if you leave the Christian tradition that catechized you, preached Christ to you, baptized you, married you, and visited your dying grandfather…
But don’t be petty when you leave;
don’t tear down the sincere and genuine faith of those saints who invested in you.
Only in Clement of Alexandria does mysterious music in an ocean cave on the island of Britain have EVERYTHING to do with Mount Sinai!!
I'm on a strict self-imposed deadline to finish chapter 4 by May 31. Wish me luck!
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It's outside of the scope of my dissertation to mention (it's also not Clement's point), but...
it is interesting that Christians, like the Greeks, have sacramentalized musical instruments as if they were the bread and cup.
"I ate from the drum; I drank from the cymbal."
Ending my NAPS paper with this beautiful quote from Clement of Alexandria.
With more than 700 references to music in Clement's writings, he is the most important voice in early Christian music.
My paper is a State of the Question for Music in Clementine Research. #NAPS24
Check out my peer-reviewed article published in @SWBTSMusic's Artistic Theologian.
"The Only True Beauty" in the Paedagogus: The Centrality of Christ in Clement of Alexandria's Aesthetics
artistictheologian.com/journal/artist…
Whatever you think about Bill Gaither, singing,
“And then one day,
I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death
gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory
and I'll know He lives!”
with suffering saints at the nursing home is moving.
Here's a good start to your morning. . .
May you live this day as if it were your last as you prepare for that Great Day.
(This is the first hymn of the classic 1861 Hymns Ancient and Modern.)
(1/4) A little detail I love in The Hunger Games is that when faced with extreme adversity and oppression, the districts turn to the music and customs of their folk cultures. While the Capitol has developed a culture that is superficial, egotistic, and violence- and sex-obsessed,
Dear Christian:
When you disagree on social media, remember you will probably share a neighborhood,
a church pew,
a Thanksgiving meal,
and HEAVEN with someone who holds the opposite view.
By all means engage passionately! But, by all means, do so Christianly.
Here is a worship resource that provides a list of English translations and suggested tunes for the oldest Christian hymns.
These songs date from the first 1,000 years of the church.
athingworthdoing.com/oldest-early-c…
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