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9780898695281

Preaching to the Choir

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898695281

  • ISBN10:

    0898695287

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-10-30
  • Publisher: Church Pub Inc
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Summary

Sirota delves deeply into the reasons church musicians do their jobs in the face of poor pay and limited opportunities for advancement, offering the reader a pastoral understanding without avoiding the challenging questions every sacred musician must consider. She has an uncanny ability to name that which lies at the heart of the sacred artist's craft.

Author Biography

Rev. Dr. Victoria Ressmeyer Sirota, priest and organist, is Assistant Minister and Consultant for Liturgy and Music at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City

Table of Contents

Preface 9(4)
Introduction 13(92)
1. Claiming the Call of Sacred Musician
17(6)
2. Music as Theology
23(15)
3. The Spirituality of the Sacred Musician
38(14)
4. The Gift of Diversity
52(8)
5. Silence
60(4)
6. Composers as Prophets
64(9)
7. Ground Zero
73(6)
8. Worship Wars and Conflict
79(19)
9. Our Humanity
98(7)
10. Working Outside Your Faith Tradition 105(6)
11. Predictable Seasonal Tension 111(8)
12. Death and Dying 119(6)
13. Should You Quit? 125(4)
14. Final Thoughts 129(6)
Notes 135

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