“Give to the Max Day” is coming. This event is sponsored annually by Minnesota philanthropists in behalf of charitable organizations such as Central Seminary. It encourages a concerted effort by the non-profits to raise as much funding as possible online in a single event. This year’s Give to the Max Day is Thursday, November 12.… Continue Reading
The following is the foreword to By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post Christian Culture by Scott Aniol. The surprising acrimony that sometimes attended the “worship wars” of the last several decades suggested that we were talking past each other; that what we were talking about was somehow the tip of a larger, undiscussed iceberg beneath… Continue Reading
Friday we announced the publication of a new Christmas devotional for individuals or families, authored by Pastor Taigen Joos. This daily devotional, which includes 25 readings for the month of December along with the full scores of 25 accompanying hymns, is perfect to purchase for your whole church family! Toward that end, we have created… Continue Reading
In part 2 of this podcast, Scott Aniol talks with TJ Klapperich and Scott Williquette about the regulative principle of worship, what the difference is between conservatives and progressives, and the influence of charismatic theology on worship. [podcast]http://www.religiousaffections.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Podcast_-God-Centered-Worship-Part-2.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe to our Podcast! iTunes | RSS Continue Reading
In part 1 of this podcast, Scott Aniol talks with TJ Klapperich and Scott Williquette about how God-centered theology affects philosophy of worship. [podcast]http://www.religiousaffections.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Podcast_-God-Centered-Worship-Part-1.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe to our Podcast! iTunes | RSS Continue Reading
In this podcast, Scott answers several questions that have been posted in the suggestion box on www.religiousaffections.org, including: Granted aesthetic values r universals rooted n God’s nature y cant some rock music cant b beautiful? To put it another way, why does God’s nature automatically rule out rock/pop/jazz genre? What do you think of songs/hymns… Continue Reading
Part 3 of Scott Aniol’s discussion of Christian rap with Michael Riley. In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss the issue of redeeming culture. [podcast]http://www.religiousaffections.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/03-Can-Rap-Be-Christian-Part-3.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe to our Podcast! iTunes | RSS Continue Reading
Part 2 of Scott Aniol’s discussion with Michael Riley. In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss the issue of meaning in form. [podcast]http://www.religiousaffections.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/02-Can-Rap-Be-Christian-Part-2.mp3[/podcast] Download Subscribe to our Podcast! iTunes | RSS Continue Reading
Scott Aniol sat down with Michael Riley to discuss the controversy over Reformed Rap. This 15 minutes podcast is the first of three parts. [podcast]http://www.religiousaffections.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/01-Can-Rap-Be-Christian-Part-1.mp3[/podcast] Download New: Subscribe to our Podcast! iTunes | RSS Continue Reading
If you are a pastor, assistant pastor, music director, or Christian School Administrator, you can receive a free copy of the Sound Worship Teacher’s Edition! The Teacher’s Edition includes full book text from Sound Worship plus 14,000 additional words of research, explanation, discussion, and application, as well as student handouts, study guides, and more! A $20… Continue Reading
We are very excited to announce the publication of a new book, Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World by Scott Aniol! Scott Aniol presents the primary topics from Worship in Song in 6 brief, easy-to-read, engaging chapters. If you want answers to important worship and music questions without all of the… Continue Reading
New today, and only here: you can now purchase and download Dan Forrest’s new choral album, “Arise, Shine!” at our web store for only $8.99! . Click here for the full mp3 album. . See Scott Aniol’s review of the album here. Continue Reading
Scott preached a few weeks ago at Bethany Bible Church on the subject of contextualizing the gospel. He specifically dealt with the philosophy of contextualization promoted by Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church. You can download the message for free here. Continue Reading
In 2007, Scott taught a 15-hour course on a Theology of Worship at International Baptist College in Tempe, AZ. IBC recently made the audio of this seminar available to us, and now we’re making it available to you for free download. Click here to download the seminar for free. Some of the topics covered include:… Continue Reading
Below are links to individual posts and the full document of the “Correcting Categories” series. Correcting Categories, Part 1 – Biblical Authority Correcting Categories, Part 2 – Emotional Metaphor Correcting Categories, Part 3 – Music’s Benefit Correcting Categories, Part 4 – Dissecting Emotion Correcting Categories, Part 5 – Biblical Anthropology Correcting Categories, Part 6 –… Continue Reading
To the best of our knowledge, Religious Affections Online Store has the best price for Scott Aniol’s book, Worship in Song. However, in the event that any website or company offers a better price, Religious Affections Ministries will match any deal. This includes special group discounts or shipping incentives. So please contact us for price… Continue Reading
From the website: “A.W. Tozer once said that our worship will never ride higher than our view of God. In one sense, this means that the music of today’s seeker centered churches, churches that are not God or doctrine centered, is actually appropriate to their theme. “But what about those Bible preaching churches where God… Continue Reading
Part One of “Biblical Authority in Matters of Faith and Practice,” Chapter One in Scott’s new book, is available at Sharper Iron. Continue Reading
By Dan Sweatt Click here to download. Continue Reading
Scott talks about his new book Worship in Song in an interview posted on the Religious Affections Ministrries YouTube Channel. Continue Reading