While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...
What is the place of the “Christmas spirit” in 2020? America (and the world) are enduring a terrible wave of death. Its people suffer from a degree of want and fear unmatched since the Great ...
I recall hearing from my seminary days that, for better or worse, much of our theology as Christians is learned through the hymns we sing. I suppose it is true for any faith tradition that ...
At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site ...
Regular BBC Radio Ulster presenters Donna Legge and David O’Reilly curate a playlist of carefully selected traditional and hymnal tracks, all of them performed by relatively alternative acts and in a ...
However, it was only in the 13th century with the encouragement of St. Francis of Assisi, that a strong tradition of singing Christmas carols in native languages developed. It took another 600 years ...
Remember that scene out of The Simpsons where Bart Simpson changes one of the hymns to Iron Butterfly's hard rock classic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and the whole church sung along to it? Well, it's ...
Churches across India came alive with festive lights, stars, and Christmas cribs as devotees gathered to celebrate Christmas ...
What is the place of the “Christmas spirit” in 2020? America (and the world) are enduring a terrible wave of death. Its people suffer from a degree of want and fear unmatched since the Great ...