“Heaven and Earth Collide”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20162031 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nelson Cowan (0000-0003-3711-4338, University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 78-104 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pneuma (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-0965 • E-ISSN: 1570-0747 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700747-03901001 |
| OpenAlex | W2615192168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
Hillsong Music has swept across the global Christian landscape, with many of their songs entering the liturgies of charismatic megachurches and small mainline parishes alike. The theological content of these songs comes under scrutiny for a lack of doctrinal depth and hyperpersonalism. This paper argues that between 2007 and 2015 the theological content of Hillsong Music has become increasingly “generalist.” Notably, this theological shift, as expressed in the hymnody, is embedded in a larger shift in Hillsong Church’s vision: from the local church level to a self-replicating global community. As the scope of the church has widened, so, too, has the theological scope of the hymnody. Methodologically, this project is an exercise in comparative discourse analysis, examining song lyrics, official statements from Hillsong Church, officially sanctioned blogs of the church, and dialoging with liturgical and hymnological discourse
Aesthetics · Art · Charisma · Heaven · Literature · Lyrics · Scrutiny · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
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Understanding "Love" in the English Lyrics of the Original Songs by the Multilingual New Creation Church Singapore
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |