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

From: Interpretation | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Tel, Martin | Copyright information

A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church by Calvin R. Stapert Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2007. 232 pp. $18.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-3219-1.

CALVIN STAPERT'S BOOK, which appears in the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies Series edited by John D. Witvliet, revisits statements made by the early church fathers on the subject of music. He connects these quotations to the broader theological and cultural-historical contexts of four oft-quoted representati...

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