My Song is Love Unknown: Liturgical Music and Rational Faith
Whilst philosophers have argued that musical experience provides evidence for theism, their discussions often fail to consider the aesthetic properties which give musical experience its distinctive character, or ways in which musical experience might support the beliefs of particular religious tradi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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New blackfriars
Year: 2022, Volume: 103, Issue: 1105, Pages: 376-395 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church music
/ Musical experience
/ Beauty
/ Faith
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| Further subjects: | B
Beauty
B Music B Evidence B Liturgy B Faith |
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| Summary: | Whilst philosophers have argued that musical experience provides evidence for theism, their discussions often fail to consider the aesthetic properties which give musical experience its distinctive character, or ways in which musical experience might support the beliefs of particular religious traditions. This paper begins to remedy this omission by examining how attention to liturgical music can provide rational support for Christian faith. I first explore music's emotional nature and impact, and its ability to embody Christian narratives and doctrines. In light of this discussion, I then introduce two probabilistic arguments for the truth of Christian orthodoxy, arguing that liturgical music can provide distinctive evidence for their premises. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12718 |