Ancient Worship Wars: An Investigation of Conflict in Church Music History
The purpose of this research is to prove that conflict in church music is nothing new. Even in the time of the early church fathers, dissenting views on what were acceptable and unacceptable practices in church music were present. The music of the 2nd century through the 14th century is examined....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Music and Worship
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Musical Offerings |
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/musicalofferings/vol5/iss2/3/ |
| Summary: | The purpose of this research is to prove that conflict in church music is nothing new. Even in the time of the early church fathers, dissenting views on what were acceptable and unacceptable practices in church music were present. The music of the 2nd century through the 14th century is examined.
The method used to find specific conflicts in church music history involved reading early Christian literature on music. When possible, both sides of the conflicts included in the project are presented. However, oftentimes only one side of an argument can be found since there is not an abundant supply of early Christian writings on music. When this is the case, a brief attempt at reconstructing the opposing side is made.
The most important resources for this research were James McKinnon’s Music in Early Christian Literature and Oliver Strunk’s Source Readings in Music History: Revised Edition. These were integral to this project as they provided primary sources translated into English. |
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| ISSN: | 2330-8206 2167-3799 |