A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church.(Book review) From: The Christian Century | Date: April 3, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church.

By Calvin R. Stapert. Eerdmans, 232 pp., $18.00 paperback.

WHAT CAN THE early Christians teach us about music? Calvin Stapert ponders the stance of early Christian teachers on music, paying particular attention to their injunctions on Christian song. His method is to reflect on the writings of Latin and Greek church fathers in pairs: Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria, Ambrose and John Chrysostom. He concludes with a selection of writings by Augustine of Hippo. Stapert does not simply summarize their ...

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