Christian Music

I can't find anything on Logos or Vyrso about christian music history.

I'd like some resources on christian music: about the artists, the development and history of music. Possibly something on it's affect on the church and the world over time. Here are a few titles I found in a quick search on Amazon. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can recommend some other titles.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music by Mark Allan Powell

The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music by Barry Alfonso

Raised By Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll by John J. Thompson

Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music by Jay R. Howard, John M. Streck

At the Crossroads: Inside the Past, Present, and Future of Contemporary Christian Music by Charlie Peacock, Molly Nicholas

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Not my subject, but the Hymnology Collection (4 vols.) comes to mind.

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music by Mark Allan Powell

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Rosie Perera

Some more titles:

Christian Music: A Global History by Tim Dowley (Augsburg Fortress, 2011)

Te Deum: The Church and Music by Paul Westermeyer (Fortress Press, 1998)

The Message in the Music: Studying Contemporary Praise and Worship edited by Robert Woods and Bryan Walrath (Abingdon, 2007)

The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel, an Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship by Andrew Wilson-Dickson (Augsburg Fortress, 2003)

A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series) by Calvin Stapert (Eerdmans, 2006)

Kevin Maples

Fascinating suggestion. I don't have any idea about the titles you listed. Hopefully someone with expertise in this area can make some really good recommendations.

Randy W. Sims

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/492680#Comment_492680

Not my subject, but the Hymnology Collection (4 vols.) comes to mind.

Already on my list. Thank you!

Some more titles:

Those are exactly in line with what I'm looking for. Thanks, Rosie. You ability to find spot-on resources is unmatched.

Rich DeRuiter

I can't find anything on Logos or Vyrso about christian music history.

Hmm. Been gone for a while, but surprised no one has mentioned this, which is in Logos:

https://www.logos.com/product/5774/the-complete-library-of-christian-worship

It includes more than worship music history, but it does have sections on the history of worship music, including an entire volume (2) devoted to it. Volume 4 also includes a history of music in worship, including the history of instruments in worship. Granted, this focuses on worship music, rather than Christian music more broadly, but it is very helpful and very interesting (IMHO).

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/492795#Comment_492795

Some more titles:

Those are exactly in line with what I'm looking for. Thanks, Rosie. You ability to find spot-on resources is unmatched.

Thanks. Glad I could help. It comes from spending so much time hanging around the Regent College Bookstore, which has one of the best collections of theological books in North America. [:)]

Randy W. Sims

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/492834#Comment_492834

I can't find anything on Logos or Vyrso about christian music history.

Hmm. Been gone for a while, but surprised no one has mentioned this, which is in Logos:

https://www.logos.com/product/5774/the-complete-library-of-christian-worship

It includes more than worship music history, but it does have sections on the history of worship music, including an entire volume (2) devoted to it. Volume 4 also includes a history of music in worship, including the history of instruments in worship. Granted, this focuses on worship music, rather than Christian music more broadly, but it is very helpful and very interesting (IMHO).

Thanks, Richard. I had seen this and initially dismissed it as being too narrowly focused. It now sounds much more interesting that I originally thought. I've added it my list (for after vacation, when I have a little more money). Thanks.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/493123#Comment_493123

I can't find anything on Logos or Vyrso about christian music history.

Hmm. Been gone for a while, but surprised no one has mentioned this, which is in Logos:

https://www.logos.com/product/5774/the-complete-library-of-christian-worship

It includes more than worship music history, but it does have sections on the history of worship music, including an entire volume (2) devoted to it. Volume 4 also includes a history of music in worship, including the history of instruments in worship. Granted, this focuses on worship music, rather than Christian music more broadly, but it is very helpful and very interesting (IMHO).

Thanks, Richard. I had seen this and initially dismissed it as being too narrowly focused. It now sounds much more interesting that I originally thought. I've added it my list (for after vacation, when I have a little more money). Thanks.

Oh yes, this is an excellent resource! I refer to it often.