What is it about?
Music is an essential way of making sense of life for many people, but its place in theology is not clear. This article makes a case for the integration of music into theological investigation, in the light of Bernard Lonergan's approach to theological method.
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Why is it important?
This is a new field of research, and we are still lacking a shared understanding of how music works and what it brings to the theological quest, as well as what it cannot bring. The shift of contemporary cultures' relationship to words makes understanding and integrating the arts into religious studies and theology essential.
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This article lays foundations for the necessary next step: composing and preforming as an integrated part of theological writings on music. It is the "why" and "how" that invites artistic activity in musical to find a place in theological research.
Dr Maeve Louise Heaney
Australian Catholic University
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This page is a summary of: Music and Theological Method: A Lonerganian Approach, Theological Studies, August 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0040563916652399.
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