Spirit and the Song

Chris E.W. Green is professor of public theology at Southeastern University and director for St Anthony Institute of Theology, Philosophy, and Liturgics.Steven Félix-Jägeris associate professor of theology and worship, chair of the worship and media department, and director of academic research at Life Pacific University.

Chris E. W. Green and Steven Félix-Jäger have struck a chord with me in publishing this edited volume on The Spirit and The Song. I warmly welcome this Pentecostal, socio-cultural, affective, and musicological composition into its unique place as an invaluable resource for integrative spirituality through song. Their creative and courageous affirmation of the personification of song, music as cultural gift, and the worship of the church, will no doubt challenge our perceptions about the songs we sing and the performative spirituality contained therein. Generations will benefit greatly from the scope and depth of their fully-orbed understanding of the nature of songs and their avant-garde experimentation. Sincerely, Thank you!

• Introduction: Music Makes the World New, by Chris E.W. GreenPart I: Music, Affect, and the SpiritChapter 1: Thus Sings the Lord: The Spirit, the Body, and the Mystical Nature of Singing, by Chris E.W. GreenChapter 2: The Sacred Song: How Divine Creativity is Revealed in the Physics and Metaphysics of Music, by Edwin Rodríguez-GungorChapter 3: We Feel Fire When It’s Hot: Affect and Manipulation in Music, by Steven Félix-JägerChapter 4: “Everything Means Nothing to Me”: The Spirit of Wisdom within Qoheleth, Kierkegaard’s Either/Or, and the Elliott Smith Songbook, by Sophia A. Magallanes-TsangPart II: Music as Cultural ExpressionChapter 5: The Spirit-Haunted Lyrics of Jason Isbell, by Amber BensonChapter 6: The Spirit in Neoclassical, Wordless Music, by Marc Byrd and Aaron Gabriel RossChapter 7: Spiritual Longing in the Music of Jimmy Hendrix, by Blaine CharetteChapter 8: “The Answer, My Friend”: A Pneumatological Reading of “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, by Jeff S. LampChapter 9: Rivers Underneath: The Quickening of the Spirit in Underground Music, by Jeremy Lee HuntPart III: Music in Christian Worship and WitnessChapter 10: “There is a Cloud”: The Holy Spirit in Contemporary Worship Songs, by Shannan BakerChapter 11: When the Spirit Moves: Black Gospel Music as Embodied Witness, by Jennifer ThigpennChapter 12: “Oh Happy Day”: The Migration and Reclamation of the Soul of Pentecostal Faith, by Kimberly Ervin AlexanderChapter 13: Global Spirit and Globalizing spirits: Worship Song’s Role in Turkish Liturgical Identity, by Jeremy PerigoChapter 14: “We Were All Vibing the Same Way”: Luthercostality in South Brazil, by Marcell Silva SteuernagelConclusion: The Classic Fade Out, by Steven Félix-JägerAbout the Contributors