Truth and the Moral Imagination
If, as I argued in the last post, truth is more than factual correspondence—if it has an aesthetic aspect to it—then both the apprehension and the… Read More »Truth and the Moral Imagination
Articles on Aesthetics
Preserving the Truth in our Worship
My argument in this series will be that conservative worship is essential to the preservation of truth for this reason: we will have preserved truth successfully… Read More »Preserving the Truth in our Worship
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 7
If God does indeed imbue creation with his own value judgments, we are obligated to order our loves in analogy to his. If what I’m… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 7
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 6
In this series, we are establishing a theological foundation for conservatism, specifically the objective nature of aesthetic judgments. See part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here,… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 6
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 5
In this series, we are establishing a theological foundation for conservatism, specifically the objective nature of aesthetic judgments. See part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here,… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 5
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 4
In this series, we are establishing a theological foundation for conservatism, specifically the objective nature of aesthetic judgments. See part 1 here, part 2 here, and… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 4
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 3
In this series, we are establishing a theological foundation for conservatism, specifically the objective nature of aesthetic judgments. See part 1 here and part 2 here.… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 3
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 2
In this series, we are establishing a theological foundation for conservatism, specifically the objective nature of aesthetic judgments. See part 1 here. God’s aseity is… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 2
A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 1
Characteristic of our age is the wholehearted embrace of relativisms; I speak of relativisms (in the plural) because we can consider relativism from several (interrelated)… Read More »A Theological Basis of Conservatism, Part 1
Isn't there any room for preference?
We recently received an excellent question submitted through the “Article Suggestions” module in the right column of this site: “What areas of aesthetics are preferences… Read More »Isn't there any room for preference?
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 6: Change Your Taste
The following is taken from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Source of… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 6: Change Your Taste
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 5: The Judgment of Beauty
The following is taken from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Source of… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 5: The Judgment of Beauty
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 4: The Redemption of Beauty
The following is take from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Source of… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 4: The Redemption of Beauty
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 3: The Marring of Beauty
The following is taken from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Source of… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 3: The Marring of Beauty
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 2: The Source of Beauty
The following is taken from Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. Part 1: Introduction The Source of Beauty Essential… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 2: The Source of Beauty
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 1: Introduction
The following is taken from Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World. IMAGINE I TELL MY WIFE that I want… Read More »Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder, Part 1: Introduction
Musical Relativism is Pelagian
So says John Makujina in this lecture given at the Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary Rice Lecture Series in 2005 and in this paper presented at the… Read More »Musical Relativism is Pelagian
Full "Correcting Categories" Series
Below are links to individual posts and the full document of the “Correcting Categories” series. Correcting Categories, Part 1 – Biblical Authority Correcting Categories, Part… Read More »Full "Correcting Categories" Series
Correcting Categories, Part 10 – Conclusion
If the Church today is going to be able to rightly apply biblical principles to music and worship, it must recover important categories that are… Read More »Correcting Categories, Part 10 – Conclusion
Correcting Categories, Part 9 – the Church Today
Today, the influences of Modernism, Revivalism, and Charismaticism in the Church’s understanding of the purpose and function of music in worship cannot be overestimated. First,… Read More »Correcting Categories, Part 9 – the Church Today