When songs replace Scripture: contemporary worship music and the transformation of congregational formation
This article examines how contemporary worship music’s (CWM’s) emphasis on personal emotion over biblical content affects congregational spiritual formation. While offering genuine benefits for emotional engagement, CWM’s predominant focus on subjective experience may undermine biblical literacy and...
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2026
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Theology
Jahr: 2026, Band: 129, Heft: 1, Seiten: 31-40 |
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B Pentecostal Theology B Bible B CWM B Liturgy B Christian music B Congregational Singing |
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