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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General
Michael Joncas's new Simple Psalter synthesizes elements of
previous styles of psalm-singing into a new pattern of engaging
these sacred texts. Using the new Abbey Psalms and Canticles,
Joncas sets every responsorial psalm in the three-year Lectionary
in settings that work equally well a cappella or with keyboard
accompaniment. The antiphon for each setting may be sung in unison
or enhanced with optional voice or instrument parts, and the verses
are set to a Gelineau-inspired "pulsed" psalm tone, notated in
proposed speech-rhythm. Additionally, the tones of the Simple
Psalter respect form-critical studies of psalms, assigning them to
particular categories (e.g., different tones for hymns of praise,
songs of thanksgiving, communal laments, etc.). The Simple Psalter
is divided into four volumes: one for solemnities, feasts, and
other celebrations, and one each for years A, B and C.
In recent years, the Share Jesus without Fear book and its growing
family of ancillary products have sparked a faith-sharing movement
that continues to gain momentum. It began with the jaw-dropping
story of William Fay, once a money-driven businessman with Mafia
ties who ran a house of prostitution until it was raided by police.
Facing the threat of jail time, Fay turned to Jesus Christ for
redemption and ever since has been turning others to Him as well.
Now featuring a fresh new cover design, Share Jesus without Fear
relays Fay's passionate, effective instructions on how to share the
love of Christ with anyone--without feeling intimidated on either
side of the conversation. Bold and joyful, the outreach movement
continues without fear.
In this book Adam Hearlson argues that Christians can say a holy
"no" to oppression and injustice through the church's worship
practices. "To speak the holy no," Hearlson says, "is to refuse to
be complicit in the oppression and violence of the ruling power. It
is the courageous critique of the present and its claims of
immutability." Hearlson draws widely from Christian history to
uncover ways the church has used its traditional
practices-preaching, music, sacrament, and art-to sabotage
oppressive structures of the world for the sake of the gospel. He
tells the stories of particular subversive strategies both past and
present, including radical hospitality, genre bending, coded
speech, and apocalyptic visions. Blending history, theory, and
practice, The Holy No is both a testament to the courage of
Christians who came before and an encouragement to take up their
mantle of faithful subversion.
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