America's messiah. From: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and PublicLife | Date: December 1, 1997| Author: Linton, Michael | COPYRIGHT 1997 Institute on Religion and Public Life. 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.Copyright information

Americans generally not interested in classical music flock to performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah between Thanksgiving and New Year's because it is a vehicle for reflection. The oratorio presents the Second Coming and the triumph of Christ which ignites the passions of American Christians. The significance of the work is not universally accepted as some musicologists seek to de-Christianize the composer, arguing Handel was a hedonist and pantheist.

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