Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sang would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later. But one Australian academic's obsession with ...

Brian McLaren, the liberal “emergent” evangelical activist, re-emerged last week to announce that he is rewriting the hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” The hymn is too warlike, he writes, as is much ...

While the songs in Hymns for Worship, reach back as far as original psalm texts, others, such as “When Memory Fades,” reflect a contemporary faith experience. “It’s a song about dementia. Our ...

(RNS) Thousands of churches in dozens of countries have registered to sing “Facing a Task Unfinished,” revamped by contemporary hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty. (RNS) Thousands of churches across ...

Nothing like a golden oldie on the radio to get the feet tapping and the memories rolling. But for First Congregational Church of Houston, which prides itself on a progressive theology and an ...

In a class on ministry, Will Willimon often referred to “the great theologian of our age”—meaning Bob Dylan, whose poetic expression of antiwar convictions helped Willimon articulate a Christian ...

1. What is your favorite hymn from “The Golden Age of Hymns”? (See the Contents for some still-popular candidates.) What makes this hymn important to you? 2. In what ways is today’s outpouring of ...

The Jesus Music — a new documentary about contemporary Christian music — is set to hit theaters on Oct. 1 The Jesus Music is on its way. PEOPLE can exclusively premiere the trailer for The Jesus Music ...

Joan Chittister says that singing is what makes her Benedictine community a community. The singing of the group effects the unity that it represents. But since religious experience and convictions are ...

Hymn singing in many Protestant churches has largely given way to contemporary Christian music, notable for its upbeat sound and lyrics of praise. But for the past 10 years, the Rev. Paul Ferrin has ...