My Song is Love Unknown
Liturgical Music and Rational Faith
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory R P Stacey (0000-0001-8480-0547, Leeds Trinity University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1105 |
| Pages | 376-395 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Blackfriars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4289 • E-ISSN: 1741-2005 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/nbfr.12718 |
| OpenAlex | W4200573173 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Whilst philosophers have argued that musical experience provides evidence for theism, their discussions often fail to consider the aesthetic properties which give musical experience its distinctive character, or ways in which musical experience might support the beliefs of particular religious traditions. This paper begins to remedy this omission by examining how attention to liturgical music can provide rational support for Christian faith. I first explore music's emotional nature and impact, and its ability to embody Christian narratives and doctrines. In light of this discussion, I then introduce two probabilistic arguments for the truth of Christian orthodoxy, arguing that liturgical music can provide distinctive evidence for their premises
Aesthetics · Art · Character (mathematics) · Epistemology · Faith · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Musical form · Narrative · Orthodoxy · Sociology · Theism · Theology · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |