For Jordan Monge For some time now I have wanted to do a second theological analysis of a piece of popular music; the religious thought of Top 40 musicians is so deep, and so little appreciated, that it seems incumbent on me to expose its hidden treasures to the public gaze. Today, I would like t
11.25.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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How long has it been since you’ve listened to any part of Handel’s Messiah? If you had to think about your answer at all, the correct response is probably ‘too long’. It is a marvelous piece of music in its own right, but even more moving for how it paints salvation history. The words are ta
10.14.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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for the Director of Music. A Psalm of Judith. Music by Ebone Ingram, Lyrics by Judith Huang. Sung by Ebone Ingram. I will praise you with so many hands that grow they will form the tree, the tree of life! I will praise you with so many songs I know they will form the hymn of starry lights!
07.3.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
No CommentsA few days ago, I was discussing spiritual problems with a friend, and he told me: “Your issue is that your focus is on you… And as long as your eyes are there, you can never see God.” My friend was absolutely right, and he’d finally put a personal focus on some of the ideas about Christian
06.15.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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A dear friend of mine is getting baptized this Sunday, and as a rebirthday present I wrote her this piece. Please don't take it seriously. It is a reminder, if you will, that people can find signs of God everywhere--and a warning that even literary critics can be intellectually dishonest. It is
05.13.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
7 Comments“Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.” Matthew 4:11 When indie folk artist Elliott Smith committed suicide in 2003, his restless ghost stayed behind. A vacancy opened in music, awaiting a new poet-savant of introspection. In life, Smith’s imprint on acoustic music
11.20.2009| Books and Arts, Volume 5, Issue 1 | Andrew Chen
No CommentsFor Part I, click here. Traditionalists worry that this “modernization” is a weak euphemism for “homogenization” and “dilution.” Though Tomlin’s “Amazing Grace” does not vary much theologically or linguistically from the original, it represents a genre of music that is, at times
09.3.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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