Music and Faith

Warner, R. Stephen. “2007 Presidential Address: Singing and Solidarity” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Vol. 47, No. 2 (June, 2008): 175-190. Web. 21 Nov. 2015

            As a sociologist, Warner analyzes the value of community singing, particularly multi-part harmony, its role in the evolution of a multi-faith American culture, its social decline in the 20th century, the solidarity that derives from community singing, and the challenges modern men face today in bridging standards of solitary masculinity with a community-driven experience predicated on embracing that solidarity, and the effects of that cultural norm on community singing.  Issues of rhythm, and the human body as the foundation of faith are addressed, as well as the value of the body in faith development.