“This Is No Performance”: Exploring the Complicated Relationship between the Church and Contemporary Congregational Songs

“Performing” and “performance” are potentially contentious words within the context of contemporary Christian worship. However, performative elements are explicit in the lyrics of contemporary congregational songs (CCS), and in video recordings of CCS, through the actions of those on stage and in th...

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Main Author: Daniel Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/578