Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Wo... - 9781138307650

Taylor & Francis

Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities WorldwideAuthor(s): Monique M. Ingalls, Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, Zoe C. Sherinian\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138307650, 978-1138307650\nSynopsis\nWhat does it mean for music to be considered local in contemporary Christian communities, and who shapes this meaning? Through what musical processes have religious beliefs and practices once foreign become indigenous? How does using indigenous musical practices aid in the growth of local Christian religious practices and beliefs? How are musical constructions of the local intertwined with regional, national or transnational religious influences and cosmopolitanisms? \n\nMaking Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide explores the ways that congregational music-making is integral to how communities around the world understand what it means to be local and Christian. Showing how .