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Stanley Hauerwas (theologian) had this to say about music in worship: One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to fol
by bmj 8y ago
Stanley Hauerwas (theologian) had this to say about music in worship:
One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to worship is that the commandments teach us to believe that bad liturgy eventually leads to bad ethics. You begin by singing some sappy, sentimental hymn, then you pray some pointless prayer, and the next thing you know you have murdered your best friend.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoSounds like he hangs out with a bunch of psychopaths who missed the core message of what they're congregating for.
- richgroot 8y agoI knew Stanley several years ago when we attended the same church. I'm not a psychopath and neither were the other folks in our congregation. Stanley was a good teacher but a bit of a monotone during the songs. I hope he is still doing well. Good man.
- bmj 8y agoWell, Stanley is known for overstatement, and there's a good chance this is hagiographic. But, I take the point to be that we need to be on guard about what we call worship because it does form us.