Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally

by C. Michael Hawn

Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

Series: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW)

One of the benefits of the multicultural nature of Christianity has been the introduction of the Western church to worship music from around the world. However, while many songs from other parts of the world are now available in Western hymnal collections, little has been written to help church musicians and ministers understand, appreciate, and use these songs in worship. Gather into One fills this void.

In this volume C. Michael Hawn explores the work of five of the most influential global church musicians found in North American hymnals: Pablo Sosa (Argentina), I-to Loh (Taiwan), David Dargie (South Africa), Patrick Matsikenyiri (Zimbabwe), and John Bell (Scotland). Hawn discusses the biographical background of each of these composer and elucidates the meaning of their music within their respective cultures. Having studied global song himself on-site throughout the world, Hawn sees this music as a valuable gift from other cultures to own — sung prayers that can broaden the ways we pray and sing together in corporate worship. His extensive research leads to some intriguing proposals, with Hawn encouraging diverse expressions of worship, endorsing the church musician as a worship "enlivener," and making a case for "polyrhythmic worship" in our churches.

A unique resource, Gather into One demonstrates the spiritual riches to be gained through multicultural worship and makes a concrete contribution toward realizing the worldwide unity of the Christian church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802809834
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/09/2003
Series:	The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW)
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Associate professor of church music at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

	Series Preface	x
	List of Musical Examples and Figures	xii
	Preface	xiv
1.	From Center to Spectrum: Praying and Singing Globally	1
	Center versus Periphery Dichotomy	2
	Singing and Praying for the Sake of the World	4
	A Starting Place: Distinguishing between Bias and Prejudice	7
	Liturgical Plurality: Diversity of Songs--Unity of Spirit	9
	Purpose, Delimitations, and Methodology	17
	The Road to Meaning in Music: Related Literature	21
	Music and Semiology: Asking New Questions	26
	A Liturgical Trilemma	30
2.	The Fiesta of the Faithful: Pablo Sosa and the Contextualization of Latin American Hymnody	32
	Growing up in Argentina	34
	Argentine Ethnic Demographics	35
	Argentine Politics	37
	A Heritage of Popular Argentine Poetry	40
	Pablo Sosa: Pastoral Musician	40
	Pablo Sosa: Poet	50
	Pablo Sosa: The Contextual Theologian	59
	Pablo Sosa: Hymnal Editor and Recording Producer	61
	Pablo Sosa: The Ecumenical Liturgist	67
	Decontextualizing Pablo Sosa	69
	Recontextualizing the Work of Pablo Sosa for the United States	70
3.	Sounds of Bamboo: I-to Loh and the Development of Asian Hymns	72
	A Brief Biography	74
	Life as a Teacher, Hymnologist, and Ethnomusicologist	79
	An Analysis of Sound the Bamboo (1990)	80
	Asian Hymns in Western Hymnals	84
	Guidelines for the Publication of Cross-Cultural Music in the West	87
	The Process of Musical Inculturation and Sound the Bamboo (1990)	88
	I-to Loh's Contributions to Sound the Bamboo (1990)	90
	Sound the Bamboo (2000)	99
	I-to Loh's Work Today	100
	The Impact of I-to Loh's Work in Asia	102
4.	Singing Freedom: David Dargie and South African Liberation Song	104
	Introduction to Recent South African Politics	104
	Father Dargie: A Vocational Response to Vatican II in Liturgy and Song	107
	The Making of a Musical Liberator	109
	Andrew Tracey and Ethnomusicological Study	115
	Church Music Composition Workshops	118
	Church Music from South Africa	120
	The Hymns of Ntsikana	128
	What Is Liberation Hymnody?	137
	Conclusion	146
5.	The Spirit of Ngoma: Patrick Matsikenyiri and Indigenous Song in Zimbabwe	148
	Brief History of Zimbabwe	149
	Living in Old Mutare and Modern Mutare	153
	From Local Church Musician to Global Animateur	159
	Music in African Culture and Worship	160
	Ngoma: An African Conceptual Framework for Music	164
	The Songs	171
	Conclusion	187
6.	The Wild Goose Sings: John Bell and the Music of the Iona Community	189
	The Iona of Saint Columba (521-97 C.E.)	191
	The Iona of George MacLeod (1895-1991)	196
	John Bell and Graham Maule and the Formation of the Wild Goose Worship Group	204
	Themes of Iona Liturgy and Music	208
	Conclusion	221
7.	Form and Ritual: Sequential and Cyclic Musical Structures and Their Use in Liturgy	224
	Characteristics of Sequential Musical Structures	225
	Characteristics of Cyclic Musical Structures	230
	Musical Structures and Ritual	234
8.	The Church Musician as Enlivener	241
	Mapping the Liturgical and Musical Field of the Enlivener: Living in Liminality	243
	The Office of the Enlivener	252
	A North American Enlivener: Mary Oyer	260
9.	Polyrhythmic Worship	271
	Bibliography	279
	Index of Names	299
	Index of Subjects	302
	Index of Hymns, Hymn Tunes, and Musical Works	306